My Top 5 Albums of 2024
Recently, someone asked me about my favorite albums from 2024. For me, that’s akin to asking a meteorologist to choose his favorite cloud on any given day. I gave it my best shot, and the fifth album has a particularly special place in my heart.
Jazz band vs. financial plan
It’s a strange feeling when you realize two things you’re passionate about—entirely different parts of your life that you’ve always kept separate—are eerily similar under the surface. That happened to me this month with music and financial planning.
The case against side hustles
My generation pretty much invented side hustle culture, but as a financial planner, I’ve seen this income-driven mentality derail more peoples’ finances than it’s helped. Here’s why I don’t think you should launch a side hustle, and what I think you should do instead.