Practical ideas and insights from Stock Savvy Dad on family finance, raising financially capable kids, long-term investing, market behavior, and making smarter decisions with money.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on September 1, 2026
Hey Reader AI just got the keys to the portfolio. On August 25th Scalable Capital, a European broker managing over €60 billion for more than a million customers, became the first bank in Europe to let customers connect their portfolios directly to ChatGPT and Claude.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on August 25th 2026
The stock market is at record highs. Luxury travel is booming. High end restaurants have wait lists. Consumer spending among higher income households is up and showing no signs of slowing down. If you own assets, have a strong income, or both, things probably look pretty good from where you’re standing.
But there’s another economy running alongside that one and it tells a very different story.
Today I want to pull back the curtain a little and share three stocks that are currently on my watchlist and provide additional insight into how to potentially think about the market.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on August 11, 2026
The racial wealth gap continues to widen despite the increase in wealth among all racial groups. As of 2022 the median wealth for Black households was $44,890 compared to $285,000 for white households. This gap doesn’t exist by chance. Specific institutional policies got us here and ensure we remain. Two in particular stand out.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on August 4, 2026.
My six-year-old was rushing through dinner the other night. I told her to slow down, and she looked up and asked why. So, I broke it down for her. When you rush through your food you don’t chew it properly and that can cause problems. It takes about 15 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain it’s full, so if you eat too fast you’ll keep going thinking you’re still hungry. Next thing you know your stomach is sticking out and you’re uncomfortable wondering what happened.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on July 29, 2026
Here’s something most investors learn the hard way. A declining stock price doesn’t always mean something is wrong.
Knowing the difference is one of the most important skills you can develop as an investor. Most people treat every dip the same way, either panic and sell or blindly buy more. Neither works without asking the right questions first. Here’s a framework you can work with.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on July 21, 2026.
Last week Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) reported a 77% jump in quarterly profits. The stock dropped anyway.You might be wondering how that could happen. A company posts near perfect numbers and the stock declines. That doesn’t seem right but let me break down what’s going on.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on July 14, 2026.
A cousin of mine bought a car a couple years ago hoping it would be a fresh start. Her credit wasn’t great, but the plan made sense on paper. Make on time payments, raise her score, refinance later, get ahead. Instead…
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on July 7, 2026
My daughters collect cans sometimes.
Not because I ask them to. They’ll notice a few cans around the house, gather them up, separate them from the regular recycling, and ask if we can take a trip to the store to cash them in. It’s a small amount of money in the end, but watching them organize it and ask for that trip taught me something about how kids actually learn the difference between earning and receiving.
Originally published in the Stock Savvy Dad newsletter on June 30, 2026.
In my early 20s I told my mother to buy Apple and Netflix stock.
I was studying business and finance at the time. I remember the conversations in college before the iPhone came out, people asking what if Apple turned the iPod into a phone so you didn’t have to carry two devices. Once it actually happened, Apple became the obvious cultural winner.