The Captain's Duties Part 2: Moving from Lens to Lever
In our first post, we argued that the wealth advisory industry has inverted the natural relationship between investors and advisors.
You Built This
A conservative economist just called your investment strategy a grift in the New York Times. The data backs him up. An open letter to everyone wringing their hands about this moment while their portfolios fund it.
Captains and Navigators Part 1: Why the Wealth Advisory Model Is Rigged Against You
Most investors treat their advisors like airline pilots. Hand over the controls, trust them to land safely, flip through the
The Blueprint for a Just Future: Why We’re Rewiring Everything
We’ve normalized a lie.
We’ve been told that "market rate" returns are a neutral law of
An Un-American Economy: The Tyranny We Funded
Shareholder primacy isn't how markets work. It's a fifty-year experiment that recreated the very tyranny the founders revolted against. And your index funds paid for it.
The Race for Profit is Deadly
You've heard us say it before, but the focus on capital and profits is violent, harmful and, yes,
The Great Equity Wash: How Private Equity is Hijacking Employee Ownership
If you’ve been reading the financial press lately, you might believe that the masters of the universe have suddenly
We Are Celebrating the Wrong Things
The rise of this philanthropic legacy is often met with headlines of celebration, but for us, it sparks a deep, contemplative sigh and compels us to wish for three fundamental shifts in what we celebrate.
AI as Accelerant: Amplifying Extraction, Not Escaping It
Forget utopia or Skynet. AI isn't a revolution. It's a powerful accelerant for the extractive capitalism already breaking our world.
"Lens Investing" Is Just Admiring the Problem
Impact investing doesn’t need another lens; it needs a lever. Stop admiring the system’s flaws and start shifting power to those building something better.
