Where Money, Investing, and Technology Meet
I first read The Millionaire Next Door a year or so into my first job. I didn’t know a thing about what it takes to get wealthy so the book was eye-opening for me as a 20-something trying to figure out my career and finances. The general thesis of the book is that the prototypical millionaire is […]
My first car loan was 36 months. It was a used Ford Taurus. Not too long after it was paid off that car died. I made the upgrade (was it?) to a Nissan Altima. The dealership was now offering 48 or even 60-month loans. Five years for an auto loans seemed like an eternity so […]
A lament regularly heard in school playgrounds across the land goes something like this: “Eeeeeuuugggh! Shuuuttttt up!” …followed by: “Girls are gross!” So proclaims generation after generation of little boys – only a few years before the hormones kick in and they spend the rest of their lives obsessing over women. As goes the birds […]
A lot of advice out there sounds good on paper but fails to work in reality. Follow your passion! Sure, but does your love of fantasy football pay the bills? You can do anything you set your mind to! Tell that to my 5th-grade NBA dreams. The same is true of some financial advice. It […]
It’s become common to rubbish Serious Economists, and given their track record, it’s not hard to see why. Among other reasons, the ones that have a better grasp on how the provisioning of society actually works are usually relegated to the heterodox wilderness. That is because they lost the plot. The purpose of mainstream economics […]
A few years ago I wrote about reading a Profit & Loss statement, which is a foundational executive skill. I also subsequently wrote about ways to measure your engineering organization. Despite having written those, I still spend a lot of time wondering about effective ways to represent an engineering organization to your board of directors. […]
Key Takeaways Warren Buffett will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of the year, with Greg Abel taking over. Under Buffett’s leadership, Berkshire achieved a 20% compounded annual gain from 1965 to 2024, significantly outperforming the S&P 500. Share this article Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has called Berkshire Hathaway, the […]
The following is a guest post and opinion from Sandy Peng, Co-Founder of Scroll. Over 1,000 FinTech companies and nearly 5,000 startups now call Hong Kong home, a 15% jump in just one year. Hong Kong has rapidly transformed into one of Asia’s most dynamic innovation hubs, having just been named the second-most crypto-friendly city […]
According to the National Association of Realtors, first-time homebuyers made of just 24% of recent transactions: That’s the lowest on record since the NAR has been collecting this data since 1981. Nearly three-quarters of recent buyers did not have a child under the age of 18 in their home, the highest share on record. It’s […]
Key Takeaways The UK FCA proposes to ban credit card use for purchasing Bitcoin to mitigate consumer debt risks. The FCA aims to increase crypto market regulation by requiring UK-based entities and curbing crypto lending services. Share this article The UK’s top financial regulator is considering banning the use of credit cards and other forms […]
