MiniRetirement Journal
Longform writing on planning the pause, lowering investment stress, and designing a more intentional second chapter.
What Financial Cushion Do You Need for a Career Pivot?
There is a point in most careers, where a certain feeling emerges. A feeling of where to ? from here.
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How Do You Know Your Model of the Markets Is Working?
A practical way to test whether a market model is revealing genuine structure or just a convenient story.
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The Signal Inside the Noise: A Better Way to Read ETF Growth
Markets are hard to read even by seasoned practitioners. And there are a thousand tools (of varying complexity) out there to interpret them. What can I offer in the face of this complexity ?
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AI, Aging and the Case for Mini-Retirement
Last night, I was talking to a dear friend, a lover of poetry of the most exquisite kind. He is pure charm. I could listen to him forever as he recites one charming line after another from the great Urdu poets of the pas
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From Accumulation to Income: When Your Money's Job Changes
The one key element in making the mental switch
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The Art and Science of Designing a 5-Year Career Break
Talks about taking a career break for an extended period of time, and different ways you can simulate scenarios with positive outcomes.
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How to de-risk portfolio for mini-retirement
How to de-risk your portfolio for mini-retirement using a barbell strategy.
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How $250K Can Fund a Mini-Retirement — With Two Powerful Levers
See how $250K can create a serious mini-retirement runway when investment returns and modest supplemental income work together.
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The S&P 500 Mental Model That Changed My Investing Psychology
A simple model for staying rational when markets are moving and your future still depends on long-term compounding.
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