Of Dollars And Data

Imagine being the typical SpaceX employee over the last few months. Your shares IPO at $135 and within a few days they peak at $225/share (up 67%) before they begin to decline. As of this morning they sit at around $139, or about 3% above the IPO price. G

What if I told you that $100 at 25 is worth $500 at 65, even after we adjust for inflation? Well...it is. There's an unspoken belief in personal finance that a dollar is always worth a dollar (putting inflation aside). We assume that spending $100 today w

I've seen a lot of discussions this year around maximizing freedom and optionality. For example, consider this tweet: If you ever get up $1M in cash Buy a new modern apartment in the UAE for like $550k (you have zero property tax). Once you own it, it's a

A year ago, I published my second book The Wealth Ladder. It's sold over 100,000 copies worldwide and hit the New York Times bestseller list in its third week of publication. At the time, I was thrilled that my work was finally getting some mainstream med

As stocks have hit new all-time highs in recent months, I've seen an increasing number of people argue that stocks aren't becoming more valuable, the dollar is becoming less valuable. Investor Lee Roach articulated this "debasement theory" in a recent Twi

Why the best tax on the wealthy is one they barely notice.

Why staying in the game matters more than winning it.

On the high price of admission to the upper middle class and why it's making everyone worse off.

On the high price of a marginal education.

On the obscure financial structure that could trigger the next crisis.