No Products to Sell
Most people can't afford unbiased, customized financial advice. This blog exists to close that gap. No affiliate links. No sponsored posts. No commissions.
Think Beyond Products
The financial industry can only sell what it can scale. That leaves entire categories of wealth-building strategies out of the conversation.
Real Estate from the Trenches
Deal analysis, BRRRR strategy, short-term vs. long-term rentals, and the real numbers behind real properties from an active investor. Plus a free deal analysis tool.
Built Around Your Goals
Paying off debt, building a portfolio, buying your first rental, or just making smarter decisions with your money. The framework applies to wherever you are.
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Investing
Every Part You Add Is a Part That Can Break
An adviser wanted five percent of a charity's endowment in alternatives. The risk score would have improved and the odds of funding the charity would have gone down. Most financial complexity is cost and new ways to break, wrapped around the same stocks and bonds.
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Investing
The House I Didn't Buy
In August of 2008 I walked through a thirty-nine thousand dollar house and did not buy it. Buying when there is blood in the streets is not hard because it is frightening. It is hard because you have to look wrong for years.
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Real Estate
Are You Cut Out to Invest in Real Estate?
The returns are real, but so is the work. An honest look at the temperament, time, capital, and nerve it takes to be a mom and pop real estate investor.
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