We point to do different country and region exchange traded funds, so that Americans can shift their investments to outside the US in their IRA’s and brokerage accounts.
Category Archives: Personal Finance
Invest, Resist: How can Americans invest their 401k’s internationally?
How can Americans diversify their holdings to include more international funds in their 401k? Check your plan and talk to your advisors on how much and which option makes sense for your situation. Our goal is to support the world and pressure the US oligarchs through our investments.
Invest, Fascism, Resist: The world should sell all US stocks
In part 3, we urge those with foreign investments in the US to sell their US stocks and invest their proceeds at home. This will require governments to have some foresight to manage the flows back in a productive way.
Invest, Politics: What are gold’s record highs telling us?
Gold prices in US Dollars continue making record highs. What does it mean? We quote those that follow the market closely and provide our own opinions.
Investing: US Stocks poised to fall
Recent events, led by the introduction of Deepseek and the US starting an international trade war with key partners puts the recent stock market gains at risk of a correction. We look at Nvidia, Tesla, and the SPY etf to see signs the market has reached a peak.
College: Graduation rates are important
As we continue our college series, we re-discover that graduation rates are important on influencing the cost of college.
College: Planning for college sucks
I investigate the college planning and financial aid application process over the past three weeks. I am not impressed with the complexity and olanning involved. We add two mistakes to avoid and one article we recommend you read as you start your college preparation journey.
The Dow nears a key milestone
The Dow nears 40,000, nearly double of what it was four years ago. We look at the Dow, S&P500, Nasdaq, Tesla, and Nvidia monthly stock charts.
Finance: Review of Citi Flex Pay and AmEx Plan It
We compare the Citi Flex Pay with the AmEx Plan It buy now, pay later features. Which is better?
Finance: We saved $5000 by refinancing our student loan
We refinanced our variable rate student loan to a 15 year fixed rate loan. This saves us time and money, to the tune of $5000 in saved interest costs and 1 year of saved payments. We discuss when it makes sense to refinance and save the difference.