ETF Performance

I continue to be astounded at how well the ETFs I bought this summer are performing.I thought they’d be goodI was sure they’d do well, I just didn’t know I’d see this kind of result so [...]

Loving those Foreign ETFs

Wow, the ETFs I purchased this summer are spanking the market.FXI: Up 18.2%EWW: Up 20.52%IVE: Up 9.62%Total percent increase, corrected for my share allocation: $15.93%, approximately 60% [...]

New IRA Investments, IVE, FXI, EWW

A couple weeks ago, my rollover transfer from my last employer’s 401K to a dedicated IRA finally [...]

Open a college savings account anyway

I changed my mind and opened college accounts for each of my three kids. Up to now, I’ve been thinking that I shouldn’t do that until I was already maximizing my contributions to every tax advantaged retirement [...]

Paid myself first

Last year was the first year I’ve ever managed to pay myself first! Almost every book tells you to do that, to take a certain percent of your income and sock it away before you pay the rest of your billsI spent much of this lovely Portland day doing my [...]