Topic
Investing & FIRE
Simple beats clever. Compound interest, index funds, tax-free accounts, and the math behind financial independence: what to buy, what to ignore, and how to know your number.
Investing is mostly a handful of decisions made once and left alone: which accounts, what to buy, how often, and what to ignore. The rest is noise that sells newsletters. Underneath it sits the bigger question of how much is enough, and that one has an answer you can calculate.
13 articles
What You'll Find Here
The foundations
Why compounding does the heavy lifting, how passive and active investing compare, what index ETFs are, how dollar cost averaging works (and when lump sum wins), and buying the dip versus timing the market.
Where to put it, and who to trust
Tax-free accounts, what advisors really cost you, and how saving became investing.
Your number: financial independence
How much you need to stop working, why the usual FIRE number can mislead you, what FatFIRE takes, and whether you really want to retire at all.
Taking risk on purpose
How to risk a little to make a lot, and size the bet so it cannot sink you.
All Investing & FIRE Articles
- July 3, 2026What is Compound InterestWhy it's considered the 8th wonder of the world, and how to properly use it to build wealth
- June 12, 2026You're Using The Wrong FIRE NumberThe FIRE Movement is great, but it can also make financial freedom feel far away. Here's a better approach.
- February 19, 2026Financial Independence, Retire... Never?Financial independence is great. But are you sure you want to retire early?
- May 15, 2025Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA): What It Means and Why It WorksDollar cost averaging means investing a fixed amount on a fixed schedule, whatever the market does. How DCA works, the math behind it, and when lump sum wins.
- April 24, 2025Index ETFs: If It’s So Simple, Why Are There So Many?Helping you navigate the world of index ETFs with ease
- April 17, 2025Level 4: Passive Investing vs. Active InvestingHow and why you should invest on auto-pilot
- April 3, 2025Level 3: Maximizing Tax Free AccountsThe Government is giving you free money... take it!
- March 13, 2025Level 2: Financial Advisors (NPCs That Steal Your Gold) Don't read this article if you are a financial advisor!
- May 28, 2024Asymmetric Bets: The Holy Grail of Investing, ExplainedAn asymmetric bet risks a little to make a lot. What asymmetric investing means, real examples, how to size a bet so it can't hurt you, and how to spot a fake one.
- April 16, 2024Buying the Dip vs. Timing the MarketMost investing advice is written for the average person. But you don’t follow Wealth Potion because you want average results, do you? One of the most
- December 12, 2023How “Save Your Money” Became “Invest Your Money”“Save your money!” This has been the personal finance mantra that you’ve probably heard most of your life. You heard it from your parents,
- August 13, 2023What is FatFIRE and How Much to FatFIREYou may have heard of the FIRE movement, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. But have you heard of FatFIRE? Read on for your ultimate guid