My favorite investment pieces from one of the most difficult years in financial history.
How Much Growth Can You Expect?
On how much money you will likely make in markets and a new way to think about saving for retirement.
Learning to Live
Six short stories on some lessons I’ve learned over the past year.
Proof of Work
On financial bubbles and the most bearish signal in investing.
How Do the Wealthy Invest?
An overview of how the rich invest their money and what we can learn from them.
The Present Defines the Past
On overcoming regret and re-thinking how to judge your past decisions.
How the 60/40 Portfolio Makes A Comeback
On the decline in the 60/40 portfolio and what may bring it back from the dead.
Why You Might Want to Retire Soon If You Have a Pension
On deciding when to take a lump sum over an annuity and how interest rates affect pension valuations.
The Triumph of Logos
On the rise of logic and reason in the personal finance community.
What the Money is For
On what’s more important than money and how to stop worrying during a volatile market.
Why You Shouldn’t Optimize Your Life
On decision-making under uncertainty and focusing on what really matters.
Spending Without Regrets
On financial regrets and four different frameworks on how to spend your money.
Should You Invest More After the Market Declines?
On market declines and whether you should increase your contributions after they occur.
How to Get More Time
On living longer, catching up financially, and the most effective way to do both.
Who Holds the Student Loan Debt?
On the student loan market and who would be most impacted by Biden’s recent policy proposal.
How Do Retirees Actually Spend Their Money?
A deep dive on retirement spending, retirement income, and why assets matter less than you think.
When Data Fails
Why data can lead us astray and how to avoid it.
Should You Die With Zero?
On leaving inheritances and a radically different way to think about spending money.
Reject the Algorithm
On following trends and why you don’t need them to be successful.
Why This Crash is Worse Than 2020 (and Why It Might Be Over Soon)
Why the crash of 2022 feels worse than the crash of 2020 and why it might be over sooner than you think.
