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Field Notes

Short educational essays that carry the book’s core distinctions into current questions, ordinary conversations, and the decisions behind the decision.

Field Note 001 · Accounts vs. Investments

Your 401(k) is not your investment plan.

The wrapper, the holdings, and the exit are three different things. Naming them separately changes the questions worth asking.

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Field Note 002 · Financial Decision-Making

Familiar does not mean fully understood.

Autopilot can create discipline. It can also keep a useful tool from being examined as one part of a much larger life.

Start with the larger map →

Field Note 003 · The Rulebook

The win is becoming harder to mislead.

Education first. Professional review second. Action only when the facts support it.

Enter the Living Rulebook →