Writing
Essays on the other portfolio
Notes from twenty-five years in finance, several mountain ranges, and the middle of life. New essays roughly every month.
Building adventure capital after 40
Why the best window for ambitious experiences is earlier than your retirement plan assumes, and how to start without upending your career.
Read the essayWhy financial success isn't enough
The clients I admired most had immaculate balance sheets and, often, an unexamined life running quietly in the background. Here is what I started noticing in boardrooms - and what it changed about my own plan.
ReadLessons from the Himalayas
Altitude has a way of exposing how you really handle risk, pace and pride. Three lessons from the trail that changed how I work.
ReadThe retirement portfolio nobody talks about
You have a number for your pension. Do you have one for your health, your friendships, or the way you'll spend a Tuesday at 70?
ReadHealth is your greatest investment
Muscle, sleep and cardiovascular fitness behave like compounding assets. A simple allocation for busy professionals who travel too much.
ReadNext · Journey
Seven phases, one change of definition
How a career in corporate finance turned into a framework for building a life.