Paul Meloan – Vested Interest
  • Basic Training
  • Paul Meloan
  • 6 Min Read

A balance sheet of your own

A balance sheet is a simple document. It spells out all of the things you have (assets) and all of the...
  • Basic Training
  • Paul Meloan
  • 5 Min Read

Index funds: if you can’t beat the market, just buy all of it

Forty years after their invention, index funds are starting to get their due. What is an Index? When we...
  • Family
  • Paul Meloan
  • 5 Min Read

Touring the Maryland 529 College Savings Plan

529 plans offer powerful, tax-free compounding of investment returns when used properly
  • Real Estate & Commodities
  • Paul Meloan
  • 4 Min Read

Who wants to buy a house?

In the last decade, no investment has been re-scrutinized as much as home ownership. A house as a badge...
  • Fiduciary Duty
  • Paul Meloan
  • 3 Min Read

Are you a customer or a client?

There is no reason ever to settle for being just a customer
  • Family
  • Paul Meloan
  • 3 Min Read

4 mistakes smart people make when saving for college

Saving money is hard enough without these common errors.
  • Basic Training
  • Paul Meloan
  • 3 Min Read

Understanding your investments: “net asset value”

First of a series on the basics of mutual funds
  • Basic Training
  • Paul Meloan
  • 4 Min Read

The hidden cost of bonds

Bonds, when done right, are supposed to be boring. Make sure they are cheap as well.
  • Evidence-Based Investing
  • Paul Meloan
  • 2 Min Read

Stupid math tricks with investment returns

“Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes money” - Benjamin Franklin
  • Spending Better
  • Paul Meloan
  • 5 Min Read

Making air travel a little less painful

"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you" - Satchel Paige