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High on Financial Fiction
Stock pitches aren't math; they're psychological traps. From the "Expert Halo" to the "Urgency Trap," here is how Wall Street exploits your brain's natural bugs to make bad ideas feel like gold. ...more
Investing ,Wealth
March 06, 2026•5 min read
Time to Increase International Exposure
The S&P 500 beat international stocks 4-to-1 from 2010–2025. US stocks now trade at a CAPE of 40 - double emerging markets. The spring is coiled for international outperformance. How are you positione... ...more
Investing ,Wealth
March 02, 2026•5 min read
The Math That Actually Builds Wealth
The Math That Actually Builds Wealth breaks down the simple drivers of long-term success: time, savings, costs, and behavior. Compounding rewards early action, low fees, and discipline far more than c... ...more
Investing ,Wealth
February 24, 2026•6 min read
The Four Horses of the AI Market
There is a violent tug-of-war in the market between fear and greed, driven AI. AI is changing the world, AI is dot com 2.0, AI will kill all jobs, or I don't know so will hide in alts. Why pick? Buil... ...more
Investing
February 24, 2026•5 min read
It’s All Priced In
Every market cycle produces a familiar storyline. There’s a new hot fund. A hedge fund manager who “figured it out.” A private investment vehicle that supposedly captures returns the public markets mi... ...more
Investing
February 20, 2026•7 min read
The Stock Market Is Going to Crash!
Are you waiting for the next stock market crash based on an expert's warning? Acting on "bubble" predictions can be more expensive than enduring the crash itself. See how calls from investors like Mi... ...more
Investing
February 18, 2026•6 min read
The Math Most Wealth Management Firms Hope You Don’t Run
Do you know what you’re paying for wealth management? Not the line item on your statement. Not the number your advisor casually mentions in a review meeting. I mean the real cost. Because when it c... ...more
Investing
February 13, 2026•6 min read
The Anxiety Factory
The AI ecosystem and the finance ecosystem are the same thing. They are both anxiety factories designed to sell you a cure for a disease they invented. I was reading a post by the writer Machina (@EX... ...more
Investing
February 11, 2026•5 min read
The High Cost of Motion: Why Oil is the New Gold
Gold had its run in 2025. You saw the charts. You heard the stories at dinner parties. You felt the itch to buy right as the price peaked. Now, the narrative machine has a new favorite toy: Oil. Glo... ...more
Investing
February 10, 2026•5 min read
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