History suggests that politicians, seeking victories, frequently underestimate the length or devastation of wars: see the South in the five-year Civil War…
Wartime Financial Planning
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Investment Planning Articles
Planning for the Price of Power
Hayek’s “Use of Knowledge in Society” illustrates the profound challenges that well-meaning but arrogant market planners have faced from…
The AI Tsunami for Workers and Investors
Oxford’s 2013 study estimated that “47% of U.S. occupations were at high risk of automation.” Techno-Marxists fret that AI will wipe out jobs of all but…
Zoomers on the Rise: How Gen Z Is Reshaping Financial Independence
Zoomers adapt! Generation Z, born 1997-2012, grew up fearing the 2008 failure of centralized financial institutions and the insecurity of…
Investing Strategies in President Trump’s Economy
Trump imposed tariffs that Yale’s Budget Lab averages at 18.3%—way higher than 2% under Biden. Damn the numbers, Trump says…
Emerging Markets Investments
Trump tariffs (roughly 25%) punish American consumers, suppliers and foreigners (who will seek new customers), so investors turn to…
Planning Strategies with Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Planning became possible when Donald Trump signed off a mega bill, which simultaneously decreases taxes and welfare spending while discouraging…
Socially Responsible Investing in Silicon Valley
The intersection of environmental, social and biblical values in investment decisions highlights the complexities and disagreements of modern finance.
Commodities Investing in Uncertain Times
Published in the Press Banner, Jun. 6, 2025"Gold is the money of kings, silver...