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Investing • Oct 25, 2026 •10 min read

S&P 500 Concentration Risk Depends on Your FIRE Date

S&P 500 concentration risk is a sequencing problem for retirees, not accumulators. Sixty years of index churn shows why, plus the bond tent fix.

Investing • Aug 30, 2026 •13 min read

Rental properties vs index funds, priced as a job. Tally landlording's real hours, compute the implicit hourly wage, and check when rentals win.

Investing • Aug 14, 2026 •12 min read

A capped 5% speculation sleeve settles stock picking vs index funds for FIRE. Total loss costs months, not years, and the rulebook keeps it that way.

Investing • Jul 23, 2026 •10 min read

Asset location strategy for FIRE shows where index funds belong in taxable, traditional, and Roth accounts across a 40 to 60 year retirement horizon.