Q2 2019 Financial Goals and Performance
Summer has finally arrived after what felt like the longest, wettest winter and spring in New York history. In the second quarter, the S&P 500 rallied 4.1% inclusive of dividends,…
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Writing is Hard
Writing FFL with a Slightly Different Approach Writing doesn’t come naturally to me. It’s not something I believe I’m especially good at. It’s not something I find myself naturally compelled…
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Q1 2019 Financial Goals and Performance
What a brutal winter. The weather in New York was pretty miserable all the first quarter. Good thing the market rallied over 13% during that time! Nothing like strong market…
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My Letter of Intent Got REJECTED – Here’s What I Learned
I submitted my first LOI (Letter of Intent) to buy a business last Friday. Today, that LOI was rejected. I have been searching for over four months. I have looked…
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Should I buy a SaaS or E-commerce company?
When I embarked upon the process of buying a company, I very quickly realized just how many options there are. Business marketplaces like BizBuySell, BizQuest, BusinessBroker.net, Flippa, Empire Flippers, and…
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Buying a Business – What I Have Learned So Far
It all started when Amazon suggested I read a book called “Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game.” As a multiple-time startup founder and failure, I relished…
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January 2019 Financial Goals and Status Update
January is finally over. While it seems like it’s been a full year since 2018, we’ve still got 11 months left! Thankfully the market performed well during the month, so…
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Save More Money by Hacking Your Brain
It’s often said that time is money. This comparison is even more apt that we might think. In the same way that we never seem to have enough hours in…
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Financial Freedom Lab’s 2018 Year in Review
Wow. 2018 was, well, something. For the first nine months of the year, it seemed both the market and my finances could do no wrong. Then the fourth quarter rolled…
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How I Analyzed My First Real Estate Crowdfunding Investment
I made my first investment into real estate in October 2018, after nearly six months of research and learning about the space. I didn’t buy a house, apartment building, storage…
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