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Practical articles on investing, business finance, tax planning, SaaS and cloud costs, security, and AI in business. Posts link to their sources, and we check the numbers against them.
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Tax-Efficient Investing: Fund Choice, Asset Location, and What Each Holding Costs You in Tax
ETF vs mutual fund payouts, qualified dividends, foreign tax credits, munis at 2026 brackets, and a 20-year test of where to hold stocks and bonds.
Small Business Loans in 2026: SBA 7(a), 504, Microloans, Banks, and Online Lenders Compared
SBA 7(a) rate caps and fees, 504 and microloans, bank and online loans, what lenders check, and a payment and total-cost comparison as of September 2026.
Latest posts
Private Equity Value Creation: Strategic Portfolio Growth
Where private equity returns come from now: the math of a value creation bridge, why deals need 10-12% EBITDA growth, and which operating levers work.
Blockchain, AI, and Fintech in 2026: What Has Actually Changed for Businesses
Stablecoins, tokenization, AI in finance, open banking, and quantum-safe crypto in 2026: the real numbers, the rules that passed or stalled, and what to do.
Crypto and Finance Tools for Businesses in 2026: Payments, Tax, Custody, Compliance
What crypto payments cost in 2026, the 1099-DA and per-wallet basis rules, custody lessons from the Bybit hack, and the finance tools that tie it together.
AI in Sales and RevOps: What Pays Off, How to Test It, and the Legal Limits
Which AI sales tools save time, how to test lead scores and forecasts before trusting them, and the call recording, TCPA, and email rules that apply.
AI in Financial Risk Management: A Practical Guide for Enterprise Teams
Where machine learning improves credit, fraud, and treasury risk, what SR 11-7 and the EU AI Act require, and the math behind alert fatigue and drift.
AI Innovation Strategy: Using AI for New Products and R&D, Not Just Cost Cuts
What AI has done in R&D (AlphaFold, AI-designed drugs, materials), why data moats are weaker than claimed, and how to run an AI innovation portfolio.
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