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Wayne Gretzky and creative-divergent thinking
Connect the dots between “what is” in the present and “that which may be" in the future.
Jeff Hulett
Dec 30, 20245 min read


Unlocking Wealth in the Platform Economy: Strategies for Investors and Consumers
The data-intensive, high-bandwidth information era has created massive improvements in economic efficiency. Our roads have been...
Jeff Hulett
Jan 14, 202433 min read


The Regenerative Life: How to be an ergodic pathfinder
This article is about managing personal risk and uncertainty as part of our mission to build a more regenerative life. [i] "Personal" is...
Jeff Hulett
Jul 22, 202325 min read


Investment Barbell Strategy - How to achieve a lifetime of wealth
We often hear that investment diversification is super important to long-term wealth accumulation. We also intuitively understand risk...
Jeff Hulett
Jun 24, 20232 min read


Groupthink is an underlying regulatory driver of Silicon Valley Bank's failure
GROUPTHINK is on display as a key contributor to supervisory challenges and the Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB") failure. Groupthink defaults...
Jeff Hulett
May 2, 20232 min read


James Madison University and making a better world for our daughters
JMU's Finance board does amazing work supporting female achievement and facing gender diversity challenges. …. and we still have work to do.
Jeff Hulett
Mar 8, 20236 min read


Top 6 reasons why Personal Finance success starts with choice architecture
Americans are struggling with long-term financial security.
Jeff Hulett
Feb 5, 202314 min read


The car purchase - How to think about costs and financing
Car-buying best practices will provide confidence in your car-buying decision!
Jeff Hulett
Dec 17, 20224 min read


Zoom out! A time-tested approach for investing in challenging markets
It is tough watching your stock portfolio go down. The answer is - then don't watch your portfolio day to day! - ZOOM OUT!
Jeff Hulett
Dec 8, 20229 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


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


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


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


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
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