Financial Samurai

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The Best Type Of Credit Card To Own Is A Cash Back Credit Card

I only have two credit cards. A personal rewards credit card, which I’m looking to upgrade, and my Chase Ink Business Cash credit card. Any more credit cards and my ...

Active Versus Passive Investing Performance In Equities And Fixed Income

One of the reasons why I left the institutional equities business in 2012 was because I felt it was a dying business. Not only were trading commissions getting squeezed due ...

What Income Level Is Considered Rich?

Obama considered single people making over $200,000 to be rich. He specifically called for raising taxes on singles making over $200,000 and couples making $250,000 every year he was in ...

The Difficulties Of Relationship Pricing When Refinancing A Mortgage

My latest mortgage refinance based on relationship pricing was one of the most frustrating refinance experiences ever. As part of the agreement to get the best mortgage rate possible at ...

Why I’ll Always Regret Selling My Online Business For Millions Of Dollars

During my exploration process of selling Financial Samurai, I consulted with a friend who sold his website for $2.8 million some years ago. He offered to share what transpired, what ...

A Buy Signal For Stocks? S&P 500 Yield > 10-Year Bond Yield

The reason why I prefer owning real estate and starting a business is that I can do things to help improve my chances that the assets will perform. With Financial ...