Sam Brenner

Apr
29
How to optimize your taxes as a donor in the US

How to optimize your taxes as a donor in the US

Donate appreciated securities, make a donor-advised fund, and bunch your donations
13 min read
Mar
16
Wealth ($) is on the x axis and U(wealth) is on the y axis.

Value creation is possible and insurance is a great example of it

Insurance is a purely financial arrangement that creates positive value, which is kind of surprising. Just by agreeing that one person will sometimes pay money to another, both can end up better off than before. I look at insurance as a value creator and at value creation more generally.
19 min read
Feb
04
Stubborn Attachments Is a Book about Uncertainty

Stubborn Attachments Is a Book about Uncertainty

The fundamental idea of the book is not "economic growth is good" but rather "here's how to reason under extreme uncertainty".
8 min read