Updated July 2026: The charitable deduction changes described in this post are enacted and in effect for 2026. The 0.5% AGI floor on itemized charitable deductions applies now. The revival…
I’ve been doing something for the last several months that I’d recommend to anyone who thinks they have a reasonable handle on their online privacy: I visited coveryourtracks.eff.org and ran…
I’ve been tracking the layoff data closely in 2026, and the story it tells is specific: tech layoffs are up 140% year over year in Q1, Oracle cut an estimated…
Updated July 2026: Major estate tax update: the OBBBA permanently raised the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $15 million per person ($30 million per married couple) for 2026,…
As of this week, Jerome Powell is running out of time at the Federal Reserve. His term as chair ends May 15. The Senate Banking Committee voted April 29 to…
The question keeping millions of prospective buyers frozen: when are rates coming back down to 3%? The honest answer, based on what economists and monetary policymakers are currently projecting, is…
The AI and jobs discourse has two modes, and both of them are getting in the way of useful thinking about your career. Mode one is the alarm: AI is…
Updated July 2026: Key detail to add since publication: the $40,000 SALT cap phases down above $500,000 MAGI — specifically, the deduction limit is reduced by 30 cents for every…
I’ve been watching the tariff coverage closely since early 2025 and noticed something that I think is causing more confusion than the tariffs themselves: the numbers being cited are wildly…
Part 10 of the Rational Compounding Framework Somewhere in the past decade, financial content stopped being about building wealth and became about maintaining engagement. The two goals are not compatible.…
