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Process Not Perfection - The foundation for better decisions
How boards and executive teams make the best decisions by focusing on the decision process.
Jeff Hulett
Dec 2, 20227 min read


Our political system is NOT broken... it is working as designed
Our political system is working exactly as designed, with key political agents acting as expected and in their own self-interests.
Jeff Hulett
Nov 29, 20227 min read


Auto dealer financing - When does it make sense?
Entering the dealership sales environment is the last step in the process of buying a car.
Jeff Hulett
Nov 29, 20223 min read


Budgeting like a stoic
The budgeting mindset is the foundation for building your financial life.
Jeff Hulett
Nov 16, 202225 min read


Assessing value like Warren Buffett: Price is what you pay, value is what you get
We want to truly understand and achieve “value” from the things in our lives.
Jeff Hulett
Oct 21, 20227 min read


Dreams are a window to our memories and healthy thinking
To understand dreams, we need to explore why we sleep. As building blocks for why we sleep, we need to start with how we think.
Jeff Hulett
Sep 14, 202218 min read


How gambling and confidence games teach effective decision-making habits
Gambling and confidence games are a teacher. Seeking mastery in probability and human nature are the success habits for the game of life.
Jeff Hulett
Sep 1, 20229 min read


Great decision-making and how confidence changes the game
The best decisions and successful decision implementation are outcomes signaled, encouraged, and empowered by confidence.
Jeff Hulett
Aug 23, 202218 min read


Making the best home-buying decision
Buying a home is a big deal. Home buying confidence occurs based on the belief we made a good home buying decision.
Jeff Hulett
Jun 21, 202213 min read


Changing jobs? Why accuracy is more important than precision.
The more your mission is aligned to your employer’s, the more accurate is your mission outcome.
Jeff Hulett
Jun 15, 20223 min read


How does a first-time homebuyer compete with an all-cash offer from an investment firm?!
This graph tells 2 very different stories - On the one hand, it tells the story of higher investment yields in the single-family rental...
Jeff Hulett
Apr 4, 20221 min read


Changing a job? - Top 10 considerations when negotiating compensation
This is an excerpt from our article: Negotiating success and building your BATNA When negotiating, identifying, and actively building a...
Jeff Hulett
Mar 27, 20223 min read


Why buying a car is so similar to buying a private college education
First, I recognize comparing the not always savory car sales process to the hallowed college and university enrollment decision may seem...
Jeff Hulett
Mar 12, 20226 min read


Good decision-making and the nuances of accuracy and precision
This article explores the nuances of accuracy and precision. Included in the journey are their close cousins - bias and noise. We start...
Jeff Hulett
Feb 25, 20226 min read


A practical example about buying or selling stocks
In our article, Investment Thoughts For Our Children we suggest: “Investment risk management is a function of time. I.e., the longer the...
Jeff Hulett
Feb 5, 20222 min read


The College Stoic: The Stoic's Arbitrage and making a great college decision
This article is about making the best college decision and being smart about college debt.
Jeff Hulett
Jan 12, 20226 min read


The Investment Barbell Strategy
Building an effective investment barbell strategy is not hard. This article provides the framework.
Jeff Hulett
Jan 1, 202217 min read


Curiosity Exploration - An evolutionary approach to lifelong learning
An evolutionary approach to lifelong learning.
Jeff Hulett
Dec 30, 202119 min read


The case for range: Why 'polymathic' people are so valuable
We argue that because of increased specialization the world needs those with range.
Jeff Hulett
Dec 24, 202112 min read


Be like Rudy: Community College as a smart, lower-cost path for Higher Ed
Students that meet recruiting criteria AND came via a community college path often have a positive, differentiated resilience signal.
Jeff Hulett
Dec 10, 20218 min read
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