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Family Adventure: Yellowstone N.P.

Reading Time: 9 minutes We had always talked about doing “Christmas at Yellowstone.”  It was sort of a bucket list trip. So we decided that now was as good […]

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Family Mission: Solamere Loop Trail

Reading Time: < 1 minute Another family mission in the Park City area. We did most of the Solamere Loop Trail – although we traversed across the ridge line to […]

Influential Reads – March 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two books this month.  And lots of articles. Apparently there was some stuff to read about going on. Updated stats through March: Here are my […]

Family Mission: Snowshoe Hike on the Gamble Oak Trail

Reading Time: < 1 minute We did a family mission yesterday. Did a nice little snowshoe hike on parts of the Gamble Oak Trail and then up to the summit […]

That’s A Bunch Of…

Reading Time: < 1 minute As an Associate in an investment bank more than a decade ago, I had to clear all trades with our compliance department.  If we started […]

Magnitude & Velocity

Reading Time: < 1 minute In my experience, the velocity of change is much more impactful than the magnitude.  Most systems, companies, species, can adjust to most changes if provided […]

Extrapolate This

Reading Time: < 1 minute You don’t see trends like this every day. I’m not sure what it going on, but something isn’t right: 41% discount to NAV; 120% yield.

Proving the Negative

Reading Time: < 1 minute Oh, just sitting around trying to prove the negative. That I do not have the novel corona virus. That none of my family has the […]

Lots of Fear

Reading Time: 2 minutes We flew from Columbus to Salt Lake City on Saturday. I think Mrs. SFTE and I did a decent job of evaluating the risks and […]

Patience

Reading Time: < 1 minute Patience is not a virtue I possess in great quantities.  However, I’m working on it. It’s hard.  Things are happening fast.  And look like big […]

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