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Buying a House vs. Renting: Two Lives Thirty Years Later
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Buying a House vs. Renting: Two Lives Thirty Years Later
A married 27-year-old lives with her husband’s family while her mother and sister rent. A prior jointly funded home sale left about NT$5 million. The video compares buying for her mother, renting, and index investing.
3:21
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Live on borrowed money, invest your salary: the wise choice of the bourgeoisie
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Live on borrowed money, invest your salary: the wise choice of the bourgeoisie
The viewer asks whether a US$50,000 PAL loan at 7.51% costs about US$3,755 yearly and how Fed cuts, short-duration cash holdings, and salary affect borrowing costs and payments.
3:42
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Selling your house to retire? Asset allocation is key
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Selling your house to retire? Asset allocation is key
A 58-year-old in Australia expects A$1.3 million from selling two investment properties and about A$1.5 million total. The video tests retirement at A$50,000 yearly spending and proposes 70% NDQ with 30% cash.
3:26
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Allocating in proportion is the real disciplined investment
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Allocating in proportion is the real disciplined investment
The viewer contributes NT$30,000 monthly to 00662 and holds roughly 50% 00662, 25% 00670L, and 25% 00865B, asking whether a new NT$200,000 loan should go to one fund or follow the allocation.
2:34
00620
Asset allocation reduced from 433 to 514 Beta: Withdraw 3% every year, travel around the world with peace of mind
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Asset allocation reduced from 433 to 514 Beta: Withdraw 3% every year, travel around the world with peace of mind
A 53-year-old civil servant reports NT$82 million in stocks, a NT$45 million flexible mortgage costing NT$1.08 million yearly, and NT$2.6 million household spending. The video compares retirement options.
10:03
00618
Renewal Risk in Flexible Mortgages: A Hidden Threat to Retirement Cash Flow
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Renewal Risk in Flexible Mortgages: A Hidden Threat to Retirement Cash Flow
Two NT$12 million loans use a 30-year amortizing mortgage at 2.29% and a seven-year flexible mortgage at 2.59%. The video compares payments, pledged-asset funding, renewal, and balloon risk.
3:12
00618
Cash is your safety cushion
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Cash is your safety cushion
Even with stable pensions and reverse-mortgage payments, the video opposes cutting cash reserves. Medical, vehicle, and family emergencies support a framework of one year’s spending or 30% of assets in cash.
2:28
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Should interest payments fill the gap, or should growth come first? ——A letter from 66 million retirement assets
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Should interest payments fill the gap, or should growth come first? ——A letter from 66 million retirement assets
A retired household reports NT$66 million: about NT$15.5 million in dividend ETFs, NT$37.3 million in 00662, and NT$13.1 million in cash and other assets. The video reviews a NT$1–1.2 million annual gap.
4:37
00618
Defuse the Bomb First: Excessive Collateral Is a Bankruptcy Risk, Not an Allocation Issue
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Defuse the Bomb First: Excessive Collateral Is a Bankruptcy Risk, Not an Allocation Issue
A 30-year-old earning NT$50,000 monthly reports NT$1.2 million of stock-backed borrowing, a NT$450,000 personal loan, and about NT$1.7 million available. The video prioritizes margin-call risk before 4:3:3.
6:39
00617
Correct answers to overseas accounts, inheritance tax and asset allocation
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Correct answers to overseas accounts, inheritance tax and asset allocation
A retired Shenzhen teacher reports stable pension income, RMB6,000 monthly spending, and an Interactive Brokers account holding individual stocks, QQQM, and 30% cash. The video raises U.S. estate-tax concerns.
4:26
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After the loan is paid off, can I lend it out again for investment?
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After the loan is paid off, can I lend it out again for investment?
The video asks whether a nearly repaid mortgage can be refinanced for investing, either next year or now through a replacement loan. The speaker proposes 70:30 or 5:1:4 allocations subject to affordability.
3:11
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Mortgage is not a cash machine: cash flow is the cornerstone of investment
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Mortgage is not a cash machine: cash flow is the cornerstone of investment
The video opposes borrowing against a home to invest entirely in QQQ when income is unstable, then relying on stock gains for mortgage and living costs. Cash flow is treated as the prerequisite.
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