News and Updates

August 19, 2026

Three Ways to Buy a $2.8 Million Second Home, and How to Choose Between Them

A couple has found a place in Boulder at $2.8 million. They can write a check for the whole thing, put 25% down and finance the rest, or borrow against […]

August 18, 2026

What Advisors Actually Mean by “Complex”

If you held $28 million in a single stock and every advisor you met opened by telling you how complicated your situation is, what would you conclude? Probably what this […]

August 17, 2026

The Boulder Home Decision, What “Complex” Really Means, and Generational Wealth Stewardship with Lisa McCurdy

Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. This week we open with a couple planning to buy a second home in Boulder at around $2.8 million. […]

August 12, 2026

The Illusion of Precision in AI Retirement Modeling

92.67%. That is the number a listener got back after running a Monte Carlo simulation on his own portfolio, using AI, across 70,000 scenarios. He is 61, his wife is […]

August 11, 2026

What Would Have to Be True Before You Let Someone Bet Against Your Stock?

What would have to be true about a company before you agreed to help other people bet against it? That question sits underneath one of the friendlier offers a brokerage […]

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