Blog
13 May 2020
Equity CompensationFinancial Planning
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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22 Apr 2020
Financial Planning
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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13 Apr 2020
Financial PlanningTax Management
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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6 Apr 2020
Economics
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
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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22 May 2019
Investing
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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7 May 2019
Financial PlanningInvesting
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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28 Jan 2019
Economics
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
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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15 Oct 2018
EntrepreneurshipEstate Planning
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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8 Oct 2018
Economics
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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24 Sep 2018
Economics
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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