Risk vs. Return
Understanding the risk vs. return trade-off is something that takes people in finance entire careers. It is an always developing understanding. To see some beautiful thoughts developed over some of… Read more »
Author Archives: Jack
What is a Bond?
To many, when they think of bonds, they think of what a retired person’s portfolio is made of. Safe, boring, perhaps low return. What’s important to understand is what a… Read more »
What is a Fund?
Most people have heard of a fund. Mutual fund is the most common kind, exchange traded funds (ETF, for short) are close behind. What you want to understand about a… Read more »
What is a Stock?
A lot of people get intimidated talking about stocks, but I’ve found that most people fundamentally know what a stock is: a fractional ownership in a company. Things start to… Read more »
The Savings Hierarchy
By the time people get into their 20s and 30s and have figured out how to live within their means, they usually arrive at a daunting question: Where should I… Read more »
Buck Hunter: Donor Advised Funds [Episode 4.1]
Buck Hunter segment on using donor advised funds for charitable gifting. A segment from episode 4.
Changing Your Brain, Tax Season from the Inside, Donor Advised Funds, and more w/ Jeremy Runnels and Kevin Bruns [Episode 4]
On this pod I’ve got Jeremy Runnels, CFP, talking about the fiduciary rule, quantifying the value of tax deferred accounts, how the choices we make literally change our brain. Then… Read more »
Buck Hunter: Roth vs. Traditional Retirement Accounts [Episode 3.1]
The first Buck Hunter segment, from episode 3. You can also find it at the new youtube channel. Enjoy!
‘Merica, billable hours, tax cuts, and Traditional vs. Roth w/ Kevin Bruns [Episode 3]
Kevin Bruns, CPA, is back for another episode. We have a special treat, a new segment, Buck Hunter. http://media.blubrry.com/bucktalk/content.blubrry.com/bucktalk/_Ep_3_Buck_Talk.mp3 Topics & Timestamps: 0:40 – ‘Merica and Health Outcomes 8:30 –… Read more »
Counterfactuals and Investment Home Runs
On my post this week over at evenlyoddly, I introduced the concept of counterfactuals. Here I’m going to talk about some of the problems that contemplating counterfactuals can create for… Read more »