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For anybody considering hiring an advisor, it’s important to know exactly what you want. That is, it’s best if you go shopping for an advisor who meets requirements that you have selected, rather than ...

Earlier this month, news broke that somebody was selling scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses. It appears that it’s the result of a breach at a company (IDscan.net) that provides ID ...

In February of 2026, Morningstar bought CRSP (the Center for Research in Securities Prices), which until that point was owned by the University of Chicago. CRSP was the entity that operated a bunch of ...

A reader writes in, asking: “I have question about your VT + TIPS choice. Will you maintain that two fund portfolio throughout your life? Was wondering if your choice reflects a personal judgement ...

I find myself coming back to the FBI’s cybercrime stats over and over, because they’re just mind-blowing. Over the last decade (2015-2025), annual losses to cybercrime for people age 60+ grew by an ...

A reader writes in, asking: “What is your view on owning TIPS ladder (Bogleheads preferred) or short term TIPS fund when the majority of expenses are covered by pension and/or social security which ...

A quick announcement for today: I just released the 2026 edition of Taxes Made Simple. It includes all the stuff that’s new for 2026 (and 2025), such as the $1,000 charitable donation deduction for ...

In March of this year, Vanguard released a new line of Target Maturity Corporate Bond ETFs. (Prospectus here.) The line currently consists of Vanguard Target Maturity 2027 Corporate Bond ETF (VBCA) ...

“Have your parents been scammed yet?” Jim Dahle asked me, in a brief one-on-one conversation at the recent White Coat Investor Conference. The implication, of course, is that it’s a matter of when it ...

We discussed some weeks ago that using an authenticator app is a more secure method of multi-factor authentication than SMS or email. An even more secure option is using a physical security key, such ...

Passkeys are a brilliant idea — a rare win, in that they are more secure than signing in with a password and (generally) easier to use as well. A very short summary is that when signing in with a ...