I have a hard time getting into the new rap music that’s out these days. It was just better when I was growing up. It makes me wonder if it actually was better or if I’m just doing like all the old timers do when they say music was better when they were young. Anyway,…
Author: ryan
Demystifying Donor Advised Funds: A Comprehensive Guide
The holiday season is pretty much here. I’ve observed people’s behaviors for over a decade now, and seasonally they start thinking about giving a lot more now than the rest of the year. Maximizing that giving is a primary objective. For those fortunate enough to make meaningful gifts, what they give and how they give…
Stack System Mid-Program Update
I know you’ve all been waiting on pins and needles for the first update on my progress using The Stack System. I’m about halfway through the Foundation program. I’ll cut to the chase. My baseline driver speed was 104mph. Now it’s 110mph. Not bad. I can definitely feel what it’s like to intentionally swing a…
How Private Equity Can Boost Your Portfolio (Allegedly)
The mahogany-paneled bar, tucked away in the shadowy depths of the exclusive country club, reeked of old money and older scotch. Sunlight was strictly forbidden in this inner sanctum, where the true power brokers gathered, far from the prying eyes of the lesser members (those whose net worth was a mere comma or two shy…
There’s No Cash on the Sidelines
The last number I heard was there is now $6.3T sitting in money markets on the sidelines ready to go. Just waiting for a market correction (that just doesn’t seem to happen). It’s a great headline. It probably helps people sleep at night a little better thinking that there’s this enormous backstop of cash ready…
Hacking Your Swing (and Your Savings): The Stack System for Success
I’ve lost so much distance off the tee since college. I was never a long hitter, but I definitely didn’t have a whole lot of distance to give up. Now when I hit the charity scramble circuit, I’m usually not even the longest in my own group. Unacceptable. I’m not sure I care enough about…
I’m going to tell you what happens after the election
Now that the Republicans and Democrats have officially pledged their delegates to their candidates, the general election season is kicked off. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to square off for the White House. And for my next trick, I’m going to tell you what happens to markets after we find out who wins…
It’s Korn Ferry Finals & (almost) PGA Tour Q-School Season
The great meritocracy of professional golf is about to go on full display. There’s no other sport where athletes quite literally have to earn their job each year. The brutality of being unemployed after one bad year and the allure of a few good weeks of golf taking someone away from waiting tables nights and…
Michael Gallup’s 64 Year Retirement
Small-caps are outperforming tech by almost 15% in the last two weeks, but Michael Gallup just retired from the NFL at the age of 28. If he were working through his own financial plan, he might assume that he’s just starting a 64 year long retirement. Michael earned just under $30M on the field. Let’s…
Crowdstrike & Donald Trump
How are those two related? They really aren’t other than the two incredibly unpredictable events happened within a week of each other. Each with massive potential to change the course of, the financial markets in my world, the actual world for most of us. I can’t imagine what this week would’ve been like if the…