The Case to Never Retire

The definition of retirement is: “Withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from active working life.” I can safely say...

An Inverted Yield Curve

I’ve seen quite a bit of chatter on my Twitter timeline this past week or so about the yield curve....

The B Word

It’s not the word you’re thinking about. This week we’re talking about budgeting. Many of us have been conditioned to...

Overnight Success

His real name is Jimmy Donaldson. He’s a 23 year YouTube megastar that goes by Mr. Beast. He’s had over...

All Of A Sudden

Every year I get together with a few friends to watch the Academy Awards broadcast, more popularly known as the...

Your Life Is the Scoreboard

March Madness. There’s something special about it. I never watch college basketball. Then the NCAA basketball tournament rolls around in...

Saving vs. Investing

When having conversations about money, I often get questions that sound something like this: “Jake, I’ve saved up $1,000. Where...

Paying Down Debt

A primary goal of my weekly newsletter is to help money topics feel more approachable and digestible for my readers....

Investing Lessons From March Madness

Over the last four days, there have been 48 college basketball games played in the men’s NCAA tournament — affectionately...

Avoid the Big Mistake

Jarl Magnus Riiber was on his way to a podium finish in the Nordic combined at the Beijing Olympics. He...

Taxes!

It’s tax season! That dreaded time of year where everyone has to sit down, do an accounting of last year’s...

Harder Than It Looks

We always knew we wanted kids—just not for a while. My wife was working on becoming a physician assistant. I...