Eric Piccione

Debt Avalanche vs Snowball: The Math and the Psychology

Both payoff methods on the same debt stack, verified: the ordering gap is smaller than you think and the payment…

3 weeks ago

Credit Scores, Decoded: The Five Inputs and What Actually Moves Them

Payment history and utilization are ~65% of your score - utilization has no memory and moves in one cycle. The…

4 weeks ago

Self-Custody vs Exchange Custody: Where Crypto Actually Lives

Mt. Gox, Celsius, FTX: exchange balances are claims on a counterparty. Hot vs cold wallets, the practical middle ground, and…

4 weeks ago

How Much Bitcoin Belongs in a Long-Term Portfolio?

Sizing bitcoin from 1% to 5% with real drawdown math: an 80% crash costs 2.4% of your portfolio at a…

4 weeks ago

Market Crashes: What Actually Happens to Your Money (Year by Year)

2008 fell 57% and took ~4 years to recover; 2020 fell 34% in five weeks. A year-by-year walk through crashes,…

4 weeks ago

Dollar-Cost Averaging a Lump Sum: The Spreadsheet Answer

Lump sum beats 12-month DCA roughly two-thirds of the time historically. Verified worked example, the regret asymmetry, and the hybrid…

4 weeks ago

The First $100,000: Why It’s Brutal and How to Shorten It

The first $100k is ~79% deposits - compounding barely helps early. Verified timeline table at five savings rates and the…

4 weeks ago

REITs vs Rental Property vs Fundrise: Passive Real Estate Compared

Three ways to own real estate without a tenant: public REITs, private platforms like Fundrise, or a managed rental. Honest…

4 weeks ago

Dividend Investing: The Income That Isn’t What YouTube Told You

Dividends aren't free money - prices drop on ex-dividend day. Honest math on yield vs total return, tax drag, and…

4 weeks ago

Target Date Funds: The Set-and-Forget Option (Pros and Real Cons)

Target date funds handle rebalancing for near-zero fees, but the glide path is one-size. Honest pros and cons, plus a…

4 weeks ago

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