The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. March 17, 2026Happy St. Patrick's Day! These uncertain times may have you reaching for the nearest Guinness, but The Simple Path means riding out the wild moments of uncertainty on your way to making some serious green.Earlier this month, JL and Morgan Housel got together for a live webinar to chat about life and money, particularly how to make and spend it gracefully. If you missed it, don't fret!...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. March 3, 2026It's last call for the live webinar featuring Morgan Housel and JL Collins!On Thursday, March 5, two titans of personal finance will link up to break down the two sides of money management: Building your wealth and spending it wisely.You can sign up for this first-of-its-kind event here. THE SIMPLE NUMBERS High-deductible insurance plans protect you from catastrophic healthcare bills, but...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. February 17, 2026If there's one topic that readers of this newsletter send in more questions on than any other, it might well be international funds. For many people, the world feels like it's changing more rapidly than ever, and longtime followers of JL Collins' philosophy are always eager to know whether his strategy is changing with it. Has he wavered on the "VTSAX and chill" approach that has...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. February 3, 2026How do you build wealth simply and spend it wisely? JL Collins will collab with Morgan Housel, author of The Art of Spending Money, to dig into both sides of the cash equation in a special live webinar on March 5. You'll learn all about how to make sound decisions at every stage of your financial life.Sign up for free here! THE SIMPLE NUMBERS "If you’ve been paying attention," JL...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. January 20, 2026“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” —Robert Frost THE SIMPLE NUMBERS How much do people pay their financial advisors? The Wall Street Journal looked into it in October of last year.With the assets under management (AUM) model, where advisors charge a percentage of the total assets they manage for the client, fees...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. January 6, 2026“I am much inclined to live from my rucksack and let my trousers fray as they like.”—Herman HesseIt's a new year, a time to take stock and (perhaps) chart a new course for your life. That makes it as good a time as any to zero in on a core principle of The Simple Path: Financial freedom is something you can choose to pursue no matter how old you are, but it's a choice you have to make....
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. December 23, 2025One last reminder that a book makes a great last-minute holiday gift, especially when it carries the tools for someone in your life to win their financial freedom.A fresh college graduate? A friend seeking a new course in midlife? The Simple Path to Wealth is still on sale over at Amazon! THE SIMPLE NUMBERS If you've read The Simple Path, you know that over the long term, the market...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. December 9, 2025“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.”—Ralph Waldo EmersonWe're fast approaching the holiday season proper, and you're likely on the gift hunt! The good news is that The Simple Path to Wealth is still on sale over at Amazon, and the reviews are in:"A timeless book that highlights a clear pathway to financial success. I purchased five...
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The Simple Path to Wealth Your roadmap to a rich, free life — in just five minutes per week. November 25, 2025“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”—Isaac Asimov Black Friday looms, and Amazon is offering a discount on The Simple Path to Wealth that's worthy of JL's philosophy: Spend less, and put the rest into VTSAX!If you're starting to stockpile those holiday gifts, particularly for the young people in your life, why not a toolbox they can use...
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