Ian Bloom
@ianhbloom.bsky.social
Financial Life Paladin, Nerd 🤓, CFP® Professional, RLP®.
openworldfp.com is my firm. Posts are not advice. Author of http://GamersGuideToMoney.com He/him.
openworldfp.com is my firm. Posts are not advice. Author of http://GamersGuideToMoney.com He/him.
Planning helps you prioritize. Make your dollars line up with your values - your build, not someone else's.
(Forgive the silly canva illustration, it was fun to make though!)
(Forgive the silly canva illustration, it was fun to make though!)
September 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Planning helps you prioritize. Make your dollars line up with your values - your build, not someone else's.
(Forgive the silly canva illustration, it was fun to make though!)
(Forgive the silly canva illustration, it was fun to make though!)
Today is a good day.
Nothing big, nothing major. Just a good day.
But TOMORROW is book release day 🤩 see you then!
Nothing big, nothing major. Just a good day.
But TOMORROW is book release day 🤩 see you then!
August 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today is a good day.
Nothing big, nothing major. Just a good day.
But TOMORROW is book release day 🤩 see you then!
Nothing big, nothing major. Just a good day.
But TOMORROW is book release day 🤩 see you then!
As a special bonus, those who are following my posts over the last few weeks know I'm publishing a book one week from today. Here's the cover! Thanks to the talented Haylee Leonard Art for the illustration!
August 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
As a special bonus, those who are following my posts over the last few weeks know I'm publishing a book one week from today. Here's the cover! Thanks to the talented Haylee Leonard Art for the illustration!
To my friends or clients that are in Student Loan repayment, this chart is very helpful!
More details: kitces.com/blog/student...
Credit Kitces.com
(They just haven't posted it on BlueSky yet.)
More details: kitces.com/blog/student...
Credit Kitces.com
(They just haven't posted it on BlueSky yet.)
August 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To my friends or clients that are in Student Loan repayment, this chart is very helpful!
More details: kitces.com/blog/student...
Credit Kitces.com
(They just haven't posted it on BlueSky yet.)
More details: kitces.com/blog/student...
Credit Kitces.com
(They just haven't posted it on BlueSky yet.)
Last week I started putting the finishing touches - final edits, cover uploading, and formatting - on my book! Achieving Accumulation comes out on August 29th.
Want a sneak peek of the cover? I know this creature does 👀👀👀
Want a sneak peek of the cover? I know this creature does 👀👀👀
August 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Last week I started putting the finishing touches - final edits, cover uploading, and formatting - on my book! Achieving Accumulation comes out on August 29th.
Want a sneak peek of the cover? I know this creature does 👀👀👀
Want a sneak peek of the cover? I know this creature does 👀👀👀
Differentiating between the news cycle and your portfolio is important.
Depending on what you own, your lens is very different on the market. Those who own only the S&P 500 are down ~6.5% this year. Those that own only international large stocks (EAFE index is a good placeholder) are up ~9%.
Depending on what you own, your lens is very different on the market. Those who own only the S&P 500 are down ~6.5% this year. Those that own only international large stocks (EAFE index is a good placeholder) are up ~9%.
April 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Differentiating between the news cycle and your portfolio is important.
Depending on what you own, your lens is very different on the market. Those who own only the S&P 500 are down ~6.5% this year. Those that own only international large stocks (EAFE index is a good placeholder) are up ~9%.
Depending on what you own, your lens is very different on the market. Those who own only the S&P 500 are down ~6.5% this year. Those that own only international large stocks (EAFE index is a good placeholder) are up ~9%.
The draft is done.
(Working title.)
Book to be released this quarter!
(Working title.)
Book to be released this quarter!
March 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The draft is done.
(Working title.)
Book to be released this quarter!
(Working title.)
Book to be released this quarter!