Did you notice that I forgot to check my balances and obsess over my GVUL investments on September 1st? I did, but not until nearly the end of the month. I’m proud of myself for that.
Tag Archives: Investing
GVUL Experiment August 2024 Update (Part 4)
Part 4 in our series about GVUL investing experiment. I also discuss some of things I did in July that were more valuable than picking stocks.
GVUL Experiment July 2024 Update (Part 3)
The first monthly update in our GVUL Investing Experiment uncovers some interesting points!
GVUL Investing Experiment Initial Conditions (Part 2)
Our GVUL experiment is finally started with $1000 invested in each of four funds. Two are within the MetLife GVUL, and two are in passive, low-fee, index funds at traditional brokerages.
GVUL Investing Experimental Comparison (Part 1)
Announcing an experiment that will compare performance of high-fee GVUL investing against low-fee options at more modern and traditional brokerages. Pertinent to Delta pilots, and likely others in the future.
Airline Pensions Part 1: Gold Standard or Money Left On the Table?
What’s better: a pension or a 401k? This debate should have died out long ago, and here’s the math to prove it.
The Art of a LinkedIn Cold-Contact
Don’t use LinkedIn to cold-pitch your services. But if you must, here’s how and how not to do it!
Widget Pilots’ GVUL – Part 2
Part 2 for Delta pilots’ GVUL discusses the investing option. This comes with some heavy fees, offset in many cases by some amazing tax advantages. We run some actual numbers to decide if (when) using the GVUL might be a good choice.
Widget Pilots’ GVUL – Part 1
The Delta pilots’ new life insurance option, GVUL, offers everything their old plan did, plus some huge tax advantages. If you want those advantages, you must take action to opt-in.
United Pilots’ MBCBP – Important Differences
The United pilots are voting on a Tentative Agreement that includes a MBCBP. Pre-existing circumstances make this a very different decision than it recently was for their Delta peers.