{"id":198,"date":"2016-10-18T16:24:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T20:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshevilsizor.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2016-10-20T17:40:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T21:40:05","slug":"personal-investing-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshevilsizor.com\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Money 101: Personal Investing Made Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Included below are the few simple investing concepts that are not my own, but that I wish someone had taught or shown me\u00a020 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In case you don&#8217;t have time to read any of this, get out of credit card debt and then\u00a0invest\u00a0all your money in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/personal.vanguard.com\/us\/funds\/snapshot?FundId=0585&amp;FundIntExt=INT\" target=\"_blank\">VTSAX<\/a>\u00a0(it&#8217;s one of those low cost index funds they talk about in the two minute video below, and is also similar to the low cost mutual funds referenced in the index card below).<\/p>\n<p>If you do have a few minutes to spare, continue clicking&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One\u00a0Minute Read<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/wonkblog\/files\/2013\/09\/pollack-card-800x600.jpg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Index Card Summary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Minute Video (John Oliver)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gvZSpET11ZY?t=19m14s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five Things YouTube Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty Minute Video (John Oliver&#8230; pardon the language)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gvZSpET11ZY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Oliver: Retirement Plans<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When You&#8217;re Ready to Start Saving<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>J. Money<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetsaresexy.com\/2014\/06\/lazy-one-fund-investing-strategy\/\">One Fund Investing Strategy<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/personal.vanguard.com\/us\/funds\/snapshot?FundId=0585&amp;FundIntExt=INT\">VTSAX<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jim Collins<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jlcollinsnh.com\/stock-series\/\">Stock Series<\/a>\u00a0(multi-part series written in plain English in short, digestible, bursts)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Money Mustache (reading):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrmoneymustache.com\/2012\/01\/13\/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Retirement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (how to get there &#8211; motivation for saving)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrmoneymustache.com\/2011\/11\/11\/how-much-is-too-much-in-your-401k\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much is too much in your 401K<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrmoneymustache.com\/2016\/02\/29\/what-to-do-about-this-scary-stock-market\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What to do about this scary stock market<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr. Money Mustache (videos):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/183016901\">How to be Happy, Rich, and Save the World!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: The information provided above is for entertainment purposes only. I am not an investment professional, merely a regular guy trying to make sense of all the options available to us normal people. Invest at your own risk&#8230; or reward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Included below are the few simple investing concepts that are not my own, but that I wish someone had taught or shown me\u00a020 years ago. 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