Simple Responsibilities
Some weeks are full of MATLAB, market economics, and compounding (and confounding) math. But this week let’s change it up. Let’s put the 401(k) on… Read More »Simple Responsibilities
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Stock Market Success: Luck or Skill?
You’ll be surprised by the recent results of the Best Interest Stock Picking Competition. Was the stock market success just luck?
Explaining the Big Short and the 2008 Crisis
Have you seen the movie, read the book, lived through the crisis…but still need someone to explain the Big Short? Look no further!
Adherence
Hoping to develop new behavior, but finding it hard to stick to a good habit? The problem is adherence. But you can change it for the better!
Risk Posture
“If I compared 1000 401(k) maximizers against 1000 degenerate gamblers, which group would have a better financial outcomes?”
Their risk posture is key.
Basic finance plots: from ‘random walk’ to retirement
Math is the language of the universe. And plots help visualize math.
Today, I present five important plots to explain personal finance basics.
The Cost of Debt
Interest, terms, principles. Just give it to me straight:
What is the cost of debt?
Are my investments good?
Today we’re starting with a common question, and we’re going to answer it from a few different points of view. College student Cesar asked me,… Read More »Are my investments good?
The Habit of Saving
Telling people to “save more money” is empty advice. How? What’s the first step?
Today, Ben Franklin helps us define a real, simple, executable plan.
FIRE Starter: A Brief Intro to Personal Finance’s Hot New Acronym
A brief intro of personal finance’s hot new acronym.