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Long-form, plain-English walkthroughs for each stage of an investor's journey.

Beginner

How to start investing with $100

The exact first steps: account type, broker, first fund, automation.
Beginner

Build a 3-fund portfolio

The Bogleheads classic: US, international, and bonds.
Retirement

Roth vs Traditional IRA

Tax-now or tax-later — which one wins for your situation.
Strategy

Dollar-cost averaging explained

Why steady investing usually beats trying to time the market.
Investing

ETFs vs. mutual funds

The five differences that actually matter for buy-and-hold investors.
Foundation

Why an emergency fund comes first

The math on why cash reserves beat market returns when life happens.
Retirement

Capturing your 401(k) match

The instant 50–100% return most workers leave on the table.
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When and how to rebalance

The simple rules that keep your allocation honest without overtrading.
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Retirement

The 4% rule, revisited

What Bengen, Trinity, and modern research say about safe withdrawal rates today.
Risk

Sequence-of-returns risk

Why two retirees with the same average return can have wildly different outcomes.
Strategy

Index vs. active: the research

The 25-year evidence on whether stock pickers beat the market.
Tax

The mega backdoor Roth

How to legally stuff up to $70k/year into Roth via after-tax 401(k) contributions.
Tax

The HSA as a stealth IRA

Triple tax-advantaged — the most overlooked account in the US code.
Fixed income

Bond ladders for retirees

Build a reliable income stream from individual bonds — and when ETFs win.
Inflation

TIPS vs. I Bonds

Two government-backed inflation hedges — and which to use when.
Psychology

The biases that cost you money

Loss aversion, recency, herding — and how to defend against your own brain.

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