Author of The Simple Path to Wealth and the Stock Series. Collins’s writing makes the case for a straightforward approach to investing and discusses broad stock funds, bonds, and the roles of different assets in a portfolio.
Our FIRE connection: reduce the decisions your future self must make. A short, understandable plan can leave more attention for earning, spending, family, and the practical work of showing up consistently.
Much of this writing addresses US investors. Account rules, tax treatment, currency exposure, and available funds differ by country. Simple still requires deliberate decisions about risk, diversification, and when the money will be needed.
Published May 9, 2012; a starting point for the broader Stock Series. Product details should be checked separately.
A short-term market pattern meets a decades-long financial plan. Explore post-earnings drift through seven investing perspectives, from patient ownership to active trading.
Read the field noteMake fewer recurring decisions—and make the important ones easier to revisit.
Read the field noteAn independent reading guide by FireFolio, published September 20, 2026. These are our FIRE connections, not a claim that the writer supports every idea in the movement. No affiliation or endorsement. Educational material, not individualized investment advice.
