Author Archives: Liquid Independence
Temperament is everything Investors can often get in their own way. It can be hard to stomach a bear market. But it’s especially important at challenging times like these to keep our emotions in check, or else we could make mistakes and lose our shirts. There are three types of investors during a stock market crash – those… Read More »
Opportunity for the well prepared Well it’s finally happened. The record breaking 11 year long bull market has come to a screeching halt as stocks tumbled more than 30% in the fastest pace ever recorded. Last Thursday the TSX dropped 12% in a single day, the most in recorded history. But this should come as no surprise if… Read More »
Owning a piece of the suburb The recent stock market mayhem is a crucial reminder of how important it is to maintain a well diversified portfolio. After selling my farm last year I was too overweight in stocks so I decided to rebalance. 😉 At the beginning of this year I welcomed a new investment property into my… Read More »
Panic in the Streets The global stock market fell more than 10% recently. Over five trillion dollars ($5,000,000,000,000) of value was wiped out. And just like that – I have lost my seven figure net worth. I’m now a commoner once again, lol. It was fun while it lasted. 😛 But I am not disheartened – because my… Read More »
Overcoming Challenges Millennials have been dealt a rough hand. We face an unstable job security, a sluggish economy, crippling student debt, high housing prices, and record low bond yields. This all makes it tough to retire rich without taking on at least some form of risk. The good news is that we don’t need to make a ton… Read More »
What should your net worth be? Author Thomas J. Stanley, first published his Wealth Equation in the book, Marketing to the Affluent. He states that your household’s net worth should equal 10% of the age of the primary breadwinner times your household’s annual realized income. So your expected net worth = (Age)x(0.1)x(Income) If you are in the Balance… Read More »