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How to Handle RSUs: Understanding your Emotions

How to Handle RSUs: Understanding your Emotions

There are a plethora of guides on how to handle RSUs from a financial planning and tax efficiency perspective. However, few have taken a look...
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SBA Small Business Loans and Alternative Sources for Cash Strapped Business Owners

SBA Small Business Loans and Alternative Sources for Cash Strapped Business Owners

The Novel Coronavirus has affected the world’s economy and business owners in a tremendously staggering way. Government mandates for sheltering in place and requiring only...
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A Guide to the Stimulus Package for COVID-19 Impacted Individuals and Families

A Guide to the Stimulus Package for COVID-19 Impacted Individuals and Families

The stimulus package for COVID-19 was signed into law by President Trump on Friday, March 27th, 2020. The act is extremely broad and impacts everyone...
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The COVID-19 Bear Market: Observations and Opportunities

The COVID-19 Bear Market: Observations and Opportunities

Soooo… I think we can all agree these last few weeks have not been a fun time to be an investor navigating the COVID-19 bear...
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RSU Tax Rate Is Exactly The Same As Your Paycheck

RSU Tax Rate Is Exactly The Same As Your Paycheck

One of the biggest benefits of working for a tech company is receiving equity. As a CFP, it is one of my favorite and most...
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Instant Gratification and a Gold Star: The alternative path to good financial habits through a Good Decisions Fund

Instant Gratification and a Gold Star: The alternative path to good financial habits through a Good Decisions Fund

Unless you make a living writing a financial frugality blog, it is rare that someone truly enjoys the process of budgeting. When asked to think...
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Staying in the Game – Lessons From the Australian Team at SailGP in SF

Staying in the Game – Lessons From the Australian Team at SailGP in SF

Last weekend the San Francisco bay played host to an amazing sailboat racing event called SailGP. Sail Grand Prix (SailGP) is a racing event combining...
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Is Economic Growth Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Is Economic Growth Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Despite a rough year on the markets and increasing concern about the effects of an ongoing trade war, 2018 was yet another good year for...
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2018 and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Market

2018 and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Market

By Colby Davis, CFA I should have known better. After a banner year for markets in 2017, I declared at the start of this year...
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Sailboat Racing and Good Financial Planning Are a Lot Alike

Sailboat Racing and Good Financial Planning Are a Lot Alike

October is here and for sailboat racing fanatics like me, it signifies the end of the sailboat racing season on the San Francisco bay. As...
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No, Globalization isn’t Taking Our Jobs, Either

No, Globalization isn’t Taking Our Jobs, Either

In my last post I dispelled the notion of technological unemployment – despite all the hype, it simply can’t be the case that automation is...
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No, Robots Aren’t Taking Our Jobs, Yet

No, Robots Aren’t Taking Our Jobs, Yet

Certainly you’ve heard the news by now: inequality is rising, the middle class is being hollowed out, wages are stagnant, fueling populist backlashes from both...
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