Resources

My favorite resources from across the web, and the world of personal finance & investing

Investment Newsletters

If you haven't already signed up for the Ramen Review, you can do so below. But that's not the only great resources for investment advice. Check out some of the other daily or semi-regular writers below.

A sampling of the Ramen Review:

The latest deals I'm investing in
Insightful analysis on a range of topics
General market commentary

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Matt Levine:
Money Stuff

Matt writes an awesome daily column called 'Money Stuff', which is about... well... money, and other stuff he finds interesting. You can sign up for free here.

Howard Marks:
Memos

Howard writes a 'once a quarter' memo to clients. Clear thinking on markets and investing. Echoes his great book 'The Most Important Thing'

Top financial Blogs & Resources

For those interested in checking out other content related to early retirement, and alternative investments, here are a few of the top blogs I've followed over the years:

Mr Money Mustache - frugal financial independence & early retirement
Financial Samurai - less frugal financial independence & early retirement
A Student of the Real Estate Game - great thoughts on RE investing
The Investor's Field Guide - great thoughts on general investing
The Mad Fientist - he's covered a lot of good topics, and done them well
Wait but why - this one is just fun

Another great resource is Reddit and related online forums. Contrary to my original opinion of online forums, I've found these ones to be quite civil and well informed. Check 'em out:

Personal Finance - mostly 'basic' questions around budgeting and saving... for noobs, get started here
Boglehead forums - great place for sound stock market investment advice
Financial Independence - the largest forum for financial independence (FI)
LeanFIRE - dedicated to the more ascetic version of FI (a la Mr. Money Mustache) - living off $40K / yr or less... not my style personally
FatFIRE - focused on FI with a slightly richer, higher cost lifestyle
Investing - I love the subtitle to this one... 'Lose money with friends'
Real Estate Investing - if you want to go deep on RE, a good place for Q&A

Syndicate Investment Platforms

If you're interested in signing up directly with some of the best commercial real estate platforms, you can check out the links below. CrowdStreet & RealCrowd act as a marketplace for commercial real estate deals, connecting you directly with the deal sponsors. RealtyMogul and RealtyShares act more like a syndicator in that they are marketing investments directly to you through investment entities they create. Both models have pros and cons, and each of these companies have pretty good deal flow.

Crowd DD is an online resource that brings together commercial real estate investors - kind of like Yelp for commercial real estate platforms, syndicators and sponsors. Check it out to find reviews of the different players in this space.