If you open your social feeds on this morning of January 15, 2026, you will see the usual parade of “Finfluencers” screaming about the next AI revolution or quantum computing breakthrough. They promise you 100x returns. They tell you, “this time is different.” They are lying. Or, at best, they are useful idiots for a…
If you look at your W-2s from 2021 through 2025, you might feel a fleeting sense of accomplishment. On paper, you are likely making more money than ever before. The post-pandemic era, fueled by the narrative of the “Great Resignation,” saw workers seizing power, demanding double-digit raises, and hopping jobs for massive salary bumps. The…
When the consumer price index (CPI) prints a number higher than a central banker’s target, the financial media instinctively retreats to a 5,000-year-old script: “Buy gold.” We are told that gold is the ultimate insurance policy—a “safe haven” that preserves purchasing power when paper money goes to die. But as we move into 2025, it…
