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Risk and Return

Do You Really Want to Be a Billionaire?

Would you risk going broke for a shot at becoming a billionaire? Maximizing extreme wealth can mean taking extreme risks.

Published September 1, 2026|5 min

Investing 101

Keeping Your Float Afloat: A Guide to Earning What You Deserve on Your Cash

Most of us keep a chunk of cash on hand — a "float." It's not meant to grow your wealth over decades, but that doesn't mean it should be earning nothing...and yet, for a surprising number of people, that's exactly what's happening.

Published August 19, 2026

Investing 101

Perpetual Futures: Mechanics, History and Purpose

The CFTC recently cleared the way for a new kind of contract - the perpetual future - to trade in the United States, opening the door for platforms like Kalshi and Coinbase...but the decision didn't sit well everywhere.

Published August 4, 2026

Investing 101

What If Past Returns Were Indicative of Future Returns?

One of the central themes of our research is the importance of investment sizing. We’ve always preferred a more forward-looking approach – and to see why that’s our preference, it’s helpful to be precise about what we mean by 'expected return.'

Published July 29, 2026|6 min

Featured Insights

When Fear Spikes, Should You Buy?

High VIX readings may feel unsettling, but they've often coincided with attractive long-term buying opportunities.

Published June 30, 2026|5 min

In the News

The Smarter Planner Podcast: The Crystal Ball Trading Challenge: Are You Up for it?

In this episode of The Smarter Planner Podcast, host Belle Osvath welcomes back Victor Haghani, founder of Elm Wealth and co-author of The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Better Financial Decisions.

Published June 18, 2026

Featured Insights

Do AIs Make Good Traders, and Do They Make Good Traders Better?

If AI can write code, pass exams, and reason through complex problems… can it beat the market? We put today's leading AI models to the test - and the results may surprise you.

Published June 17, 2026

Featured Insights

When a $10 Million Tax Break Isn't Worth the Wait

What if selling your startup shares could mean paying little to no federal capital gains tax? QSBS is one of the most powerful and overlooked wealth-building opportunities available.

Published May 20, 2026

Featured Insights

Where's My Lunch?

By design, a well-diversified portfolio always contains investments you may end up regretting...but that discomfort is the price of avoiding catastrophic outcomes.

Published May 11, 2026

Investing 101

Vanguard's World Stock Market ETF: Is the Whole Better than the Sum of the Parts?

Vanguard's Total World Stock ETF is an elegantly simplistic product...but is simplicity costing you money?

Published May 4, 2026

Investing 101

Mega-IPOs and Index Fund Mechanics: Much Ado About Nothing?

Rather than worrying about IPO inclusion timing, investors would be better served focusing on the long-term expected returns of the markets they're invested in.

Published April 20, 2026|4 min

In the News

Bloomberg: Victor Haghani: We're Underweight US, Overweight Non-US

Elm Wealth Founder & CIO Victor Haghani discusses being underweight US equities, tracking opportunities outside the US, and the possible slate of upcoming blockbuster IPOs.

Published April 15, 2026