Another TBB post featuring the most eclectic links around the web such as riding hot stocks, more retirement financial myths, insane AI demand, the last nomads, 5 IHG Free Nights, most expensive real estate markets, crypto dudes doing criminal things, FBI artifacts, Williams Syndrome, best hole-in-the-wall restaurants, the best photography links and of course always all of the most important developments in the crazy world of frequent flyer miles and points at the lower half of the post. Enjoy the weekend!
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PERSONAL FINANCE
Over my long career in wealth management, I have come across several situations with prospects who come to me owning a way too large amount of an individual stock. And wanting me to do magic while letting them keep it. Nope. We sell all of it right away and immediately diversify. Or, if there are substantial tax consequences involved with selling all of it right away (which is usually the case), we come to an agreement and a timeline of selling it all over a certain period of time (to minimize the tax consequences as feasibly possible). With specific dates and number of shares to be sold. And they must sign off on such plan. If they can’t do this, we will not work together. And I have walked away several times from prospects that colleagues thought I was crazy. Anyway, here is Jason Zweig at the Wall Street Journal: You Have Too Much Money In That One Hot Stock.
If you need to ask whether you have too much money in one investment, the answer is yes. [Perfect opening sentence]
Of the more than 28,000 U.S. stocks whose returns can be tracked between 1926 and 2022, nearly 59% earned less than U.S. Treasury bills over their full histories, according to research by Hendrik Bessembinder, a finance professor at Arizona State University. All the stock market’s excess return over cash has come from fewer than 4% of the companies. [Shocking stats #notreally]
Another two clients retiring this year. So this is appropriate: 6 More Retirement Financial Myths to Avoid.
1. It’s Not OK to Do a Big Splurge
2. It’s Best to Leave Money to Charity After Death
3. It’s Best to Spend Less
4. You Must Pay Off Your House Before Retiring
5. You Should Avoid Reverse Mortgages
6. A Stock Market Crash Is Your Biggest Financial Risk
Wearing my CFP hat, I need to add my two cents on the above, I just can’t help myself. Yeah, do a big splurge. I am thinking to do a crazy trip when I retire, maybe Antarctica or African safari. I practice and encourage clients to help family members and charities while alive instead of at the end. Because it is very likely they need the help sooner rather than years later. We have done things the right way over the years. Which of course includes spending below our means. So, when people who have done this over so many decades finally get to the point where they can now freely spend and enjoy the fruits of their nest eggs…it is incredibly hard. Much harder than they anticipated. I always encourage to enter retirement without any debt, so this is one myth not to avoid imho. Reverse mortgages could make sense for a very small group of people. But the products are still complicated. They have gotten better though. When there are no paychecks coming in, your portfolio should probably not be as aggressive. So, a stock market crash should not crash you. Just take care of your health and avoid the biggest financial risk, dying too soon. Second biggest financial risk? Living too long, lol.
I must admit I had never heard of a few of these places: The World’s Most Expensive Real Estate Markets. And I sure expected Tokyo and the two cities in Switzerland to be much higher on the list.
SCAMS/CRYPTO/AI/TECH
Why does the crypto space attract such assholes? Crypto king accused of torturing Bitcoin millionaire known for dropping $100K at erotic NYC nightclub.
The crypto king accused of torturing an Italian Bitcoin millionaire in a posh New York City townhouse was known for dropping $100,000 in a single night partying it up at an exclusive erotic nightclub…The pair, who were spotted there multiple nights in a row, would spend up big — dropping anywhere between $80,000 to $100,000 each time, according to the sources.
OpenAI just made a deal with the United Arab Emirates government: Introducing Stargate UAE.
Under the partnership, the UAE will become the first country in the world to enable ChatGPT nationwide—giving people across the country the ability to access OpenAI’s technology.
I don’t know where all this AI craze will lead but this seems significant. I think. A lot is happening really fast, this could be the beginning of an era that will change everything. Just as the beginning of the Internet was. Or maybe not, we’ll all find out. Fact is, there has been an absolutely insane increase in AI demand out there.
To match the demand, hyperscalers are deploying more than $300b in capex this year to fund data centers, which interestingly, NVIDIA calls AI factories…To date, the algorithmic improvements that reduce the overall model sizes are helping to staunch some of the geometric explosion in demand for AI, but it’s clear that both the demand for AI and more sophisticated reasoning are outpacing those advances.
Full disclosure: I did not know about this guy. Darn bankers, always finding a way to make it out of the shit storms they directly cause: The Banker Who Caused the 1929 Crash.
Key to City’s strategy was its combination of commercial and investment banking. Employees at local branches would persuade customers to move money from savings accounts or conservative bonds into exotic securities or City stock, vouching for the safety of the investments. In the 1920s, the bank sold ~$20B worth of securities, a figure said to be the highest total in the country. The bounty did wonders for City Bank, which became the nation’s largest bank and saw its stock rise rapidly, and for Mitchell, who bought homes in the Hamptons and Tuxedo Park and amassed a $20m fortune (~$250m today). [You know what happened shortly afterwards and then again almost 100 years later…]
If true, it is, cough, a lot. Then again, don’t assume that every number coming from McKinsey will materialize. The Energy Demand of U.S. Data Centers.
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This is just one of those rare epic reads, I have no words: The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There. For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right. No excerpts, just prepare to cry a river, you have been warned.
I had never heard of the Williams Syndrome: The people who are too friendly. You?
People with WS, often dubbed the ‘opposite of autism’, have an innate desire to hug and befriend total strangers. They are extremely affectionate, empathetic, talkative and gregarious. They treat everyone they meet as their new best friend, yet there is a downside to being so friendly. Individuals often struggle to retain close friendships and are prone to isolation and loneliness.People with WS are also sometimes too open and trusting towards strangers, not realising when they are in danger, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and bullying…Few people with WS live independently as adults, and many suffer from severe anxiety. There are also health problems that accompany the condition, such as cardiovascular disease, developmental delays, and learning disabilities. Many people with WS have a lower IQ than the average, for example.
Very cool government website: FBI Artifacts. Quick, before this too goes the DOGE way. Some fascinating artifacts indeed, such as the D.B. Cooper Plane Ticket.
I love this: The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English. I picked a few and added my silly commentary. Because, entertaining is part of the blog mission here woohoo.
Bungalow: A small, cozy cottage [Prefer them over the water in Tahiti or Maldives hehe]
Dalliance: A brief, love affair [When you don’t want to say “one-night stand”]
Epiphany: A sudden revelation [One day I will have one and quit blogging]
Insouciance: Blithe nonchalance [Say what?]
Tintinnabulation: Tinkling [If you knew this word, we are not worthy]
Amazing photography from NASA going back to the 2024 NASA Pictures of the Year collection.
TRAVEL
No Hyatt properties anywhere near this place: The Last Nomads. In Georgia’s Adjara highlands, a traditional way of life is slowly disappearing. Love the pictures…
I started putting together our next family trip, going to nephew’s wedding in the Greek island of Kefalonia: 6 of the best things to do in Kefalonia.
Yet another interesting and always subjective list: America’s Best Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurants In Every State.
I watch a lot of videos to keep learning about Thailand. Here is one about Klong Toey – The Harsh Reality of what is REALLY Happening. It is about the largest slum in Bangkok.
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MILES & POINTS
Here we go…
This is a good timeline for us in this hobby and what we gotta do with a specific timeline: Big changes are coming: Top miles and points to-do’s.
I never had CLEAR, it was never clear to me (pun intended) I needed it with my beloved Global Entry membership, even though I could get it for free with a travel rewards credit card. But, you know, inflation: CLEAR Pricing Will Increase To $209; Credit Card Rebates To Increase As Well.
We knew this was in the works, let’s see how long it will be before it becomes reality: United Airlines and JetBlue announce new partnership. Here’s what it means for travelers. Maybe what they are going to be doing is actually merger talks, despite the present denials.
I wish this site was around when I had the Amex Hilton Aspire card. Because I was frustrated trying to use the Hilton resort credits that came with it. HigherAspire.com: A useful tool for redeeming the Hilton Aspire resorts credit.
Bags no longer fly free, end of an era: Southwest sets its first checked bag fee, starting at $35. I predict a substantial increase in Southwest customers getting a Southwest credit card to escape the bag fees. And it’s going to take a while while the airline adjusts to all these new ways of doing business.
I am seeing this now and it’s great. Hyatt Makes A Great Update On Their App (See All Your Promotions).
You can now register for the latest Marriott Bonvoy promotion HERE.
After the recent death of Bluebird and Serve cards, we say goodby to Simon Malls RIP: Simon Malls Will Stop Selling Gift Cards. Veterans of this hobby know; going to miss visiting my local mall #notreally.
It appears bloggers most likely killed yet another award sweet spot. This time it is Iberia’s 34,000 mile business class award from the East Coast of the US to Madrid, Spain.
On Thursday evenings this YouTuber makes a video summarizing what happened in the prior week in this ever changing world of points and miles. You know, you can save a lot of time by just watching his video and reading my blog, you are welcome 🙂 .
Apparently, airlines charging single passengers more is a thing smh: [Update: AA And Delta Match United’s Solo Passenger Surcharges] Forget Hidden City Ticketing, Have You Tried Hidden Passenger Ticketing?
Remember when SAS had that promotion to earn 1 million miles flying 15 alliance airlines? 42,718 people registered for the promotion and over 900 became millionaires. The youngest was one kid 4 years old, can you imagine the parent dragging the kid along? Or the kid must really love flying lol. Anyway, Etihad got jealous it appears and has kind of a similar promo. But very different. And stupid imho. Because you are not guaranteed in winning if you visit 15 Etihad locations; what matters is the speed. So yeah, like I will sign up, bust my ass flying to all these places and then realize I came fourth (first three win 5, 3 and 1 million miles). Nope. And one of these locations is Sochi, Russia. Exsqueeze me? I can vision Putin goons waiting at the gate to welcome new hostage meat smh.
TRAVEL REWARDS CREDIT CARDS
This link will be added to the CREDIT CARDS page. It deals ALL about business credit cards: The benefits of higher welcome bonuses, larger credit lines, minimal impact on personal credit scores, business specific bonus spending categories and more. And it even shows you how to apply. And, this is important, if you follow the links and apply for a business card from this page, you help support this blog, thank you in advance. I am not sure why so many people have a hangup about business credit cards. You should do what you feel comfortable with. But once you get one…you realize the ways to fly for almost free expand greatly.
Everything You Need to know about Small Business Credit Cards
If you are new in this space, sooner or later you will hear the term “5/24”. It is important. So, here you go: Chase 5/24 Rule Explained: What It Is and How to Work Around It. This is why many of us go for more business credit cards these days (see above).
Probably one of those big moments in this space…assuming this company can make it: Mesa Credit Card: Earn Points On Mortgage Payments, Various Freebies + 50,000 Points Signup Bonus. The freebies that come with it are crazy for a no annual fee card. And up to 100,000 points per year when you prove to them of your mortgage payment. Transfer partners suck. And must have $1,000 spend per month to get the freebie points on mortgage payments. But still, wow, talk about innovating here. And, did someone say Bilt? Lol.
Good to see this trend to require the SignUp Bonus required spending to stretch over six months instead of just three: Amex’s Long Game: The Strategy Behind Its Generous Bonus Timeline.
NEW OFFERS:
IHG has two new offers: 5 FREE nights (up to 60,000 points per night) for the $99 annual fee IHG One Rewards Premier credit card and 120,000 points for the no annual fee IHG One Rewards Traveler credit card. The card with the 5 free nights has a lot more bang than the no annual fee card in my humble opinion. But some are just allergic to annual fees, we are all different.
The offer with the 5 free nights: It is almost a whole week vacation, come on.
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EXPIRING OFFERS:
The Capital One Business Venture X card with the ridiculous 350,000 miles Signup Bonus now expires June 9, 2025. You can earn 150,000 miles once you spend $30,000 in the first 3 months, and an additional 200,000 miles once you spend $200,000 in the first 6 months. All the juicy benefits from the personal Venture X apply.
The card has the same $395 annual fee as the personal Venture X card. And of course it comes with the same easy $300 annual travel credit and a 10,000 point bonus at each card anniversary. Meaning, Capital One pays us $5 to have a Venture X type card #winning. Venture X cards allow free authorized users and lounge access as well. The beauty in Capital One cards is the simplicity in just pulling it out without over thinking it (looking at you Amex with your coupon books) and just earning 2 points on everything (and 5x on flights and vacation rentals, 10x on hotels and rental cars booked in the Capital One travel portal).
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#1 OFFER STILL REMAINS:
The 75K CAPITAL ONE Venture X card has a minimum spend of $4k in the first three months. If you like simplicity and looking for one (premium) card, I highly recommend this card (and yes, I have it myself!). It has an annual fee of $395 but it comes with an easy $300 statement credit for travel booked on its own travel portal, essentially turning it into a $95 annual fee card. But wait, there is more! On each card anniversary you earn 10,000 points essentially making it FREE! Every dollar of spend earns 2 points and flights booked on the travel portal earn 5 points per dollar. You get access to Capital One and Plaza Premium airport lounges and a Priority Pass Select lounge membership and, this is important, you can add FOUR authorized users FOR FREE who can also have their own Priority Pass Select airline lounge membership and, this is BIG, they can bring in unlimited guests with their FREE Priority Pass card! You can transfer your Capital One points to up to 18 Transfer Partners. No foreign transaction fees. Free Hertz President’s Circle rental car top elite status. Cell phone protection and PRIMARY rental car coverage. Awesome seats at baseball stadiums for just 5k points each. And lots more. If you prefer, this is my personal referral link.
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MY ACTION AND BLOG BUZZING
There is a lot going on, fasten your seat belts, here we go:
My daughter visited us over Memorial Day weekend. And flew Alaska Airlines. After she returned to Seattle, Alaska emailed to congratulate her for meeting the MVP Elite status challenge that she enrolled in back in late December. She is now also an elite Alaska Airlines flyer as her brother (who is MVP Gold). Both took advantage of the recurring targeted promos dished out to employees of large tech companies. If you had told me that both my kids would be elites with Alaska Airlines while their dad has been a regular non elite flyer ever since giving up on Northwest Delta Airlines I would not believe you. And here we are…
I transferred another 100k Chase Ultimate Rewards points to my World of Hyatt account. Because there is some serious burning to happen #stay tuned.
I am doing spring cleaning at home. I killed my shredder earlier this week after shredding a drawer full of closed credit cards along with a bunch of zeroed out gift cards. How many? Probably several hundred #donotjudge. Tip: Do NOT do this, give your shredder a break, break up the shredding. You are welcome.
I have two big trips to put together later this year, one to Greece and one to Thailand. With so many separate bookings to take place. I need to get my wife back to Detroit and my daughter back to Seattle from the tiny airport in the Greek island of Kefalonia (airport code EFL). And son to Thessaloniki and back to Honolulu. Of course I need to get myself booked separately as I plan to stick around home longer to look after my mother and take care of some business. And we need to get from my hometown in Larissa over to that island, which is not easy. Rental cars, hotels/Airbnbs, perhaps domestic flights from Thessaloniki-Athens-Kefalonia. I am stressed as I type this you guys.
I have Google Flight alerts set up for all the flights already. Since there are so many bookings ahead I am going to take a different approach. Instead of trying to keep the cash outlay to zero or bare minimum, I am going to step up and pay cash if the stars align. As in, it makes sense instead of burning miles/points. And especially if the itinerary routes fit the trips. So, I got a Google Flight Alert email and jumped on it to book my wife and daughter to fly from Detroit to Frankfurt on Lufthansa and then on to Thessaloniki, Greece on Aegean. It is a United fare with absolute perfect times, about $1,000 all in. I purchased the tickets with my United business card and they will earn some miles too. I was reminded again that in order to use United Travel Bank cash you have to be flying on United metal. Anyway, a lot more bookings to take place #stay tuned. If I did not have this blog I would be all done with these arrangements. Look at what I do for my blog readers, please take that into account when you want to show support for your favorite bloggers ok?
Oh, I burned 16,000 World of Hyatt points for 2 nights at the Hyatt Regency in Thessaloniki, Greece. We all recover from the flights in my favorite Hyatt property and will likely book more nights here.
I took my daughter to see the latest (and last) Mission Impossible movie. We both agreed it was way too long clocking at 2 hours and 49 minutes. And the plot was beyond stupid. The action usually saved this franchise but, I don’t know, Tom Cruise showed his age and I think we can all agree that it is a good time to end this so we can all move on. Then again, you know, he may come running back lol.
I enjoyed the movie Friendship a lot more. It has some hilarious scenes. But also, it is very disturbing…
Enjoy watching the Top 25 Premier League Goals of the 2024-25 season.
This blog sold 5 credit cards in the month of May (one was mine) and 11 coffees to four readers. First, thank you. Second, due to the recent beatings restrictions imposed by my favorite bank that starts with a C and ends in an E, revenue across many content creators has collapsed. At this rate, 2025 revenue will be about one fourth of 2024 at best. I can’t believe I am still blogging. If you were thinking to start a blog, DON’T. It is what it is, stay healthy everyone, it is what really matters.
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As of today, I have burned 382,156 miles/points year to date (2,027,816 in 2024) and have 4,690,291 miles/points in the bank.
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Do I have to cancel my beloved $49 IHG card to be eligible for the premier? If so how long to wait before appying for new card?
I think the standard answer is 30 days. Recently, Frequent Miler addressed this but for a Chase Sapphire Preferred card, he product changed to a Freedom card and then reapplied after “a few” days. So, my 2 cents. Anyone else want to add to this?
I am thinking about it…Any locations that are amazing to use the 5 free nights? I mean, it is a vacation 🙂
Hi Buzz,
I have 6-7 boxes of zero balance gift cards to shred. There’s a place down tge road with a commercial shredder that will do them for $5 a box. And-this is key-they give you goggles and you can watch the items get turned into dust.
Simon malls and no GCs? Why shop at all.
$5 a box to shred? I could use it, I think my shredder is finished lol.
For a while there, this was the only reason I made it to a mall period. I highly preferred it than going to WalMart lol.
Thanks for the link to the Hyatt app promos. I did not know of its existence. The YT clip on Klong Toey was interesting, not an area I am familiar with. I wonder what the relocation really involves. I’d imagine when it comes time the residents will be forced out involuntary and they won’t be offered multiple choices for a future residence.
Yes, great Hyatt IT addition indeed. I like how it keeps track of the progress in each promo. If they would only allow transfer of points between members online one of these years…
Klong Toey, very interesting area indeed. Maybe holding out will lead to a better offer? I am not sure. But maybe we visit that place soon before it disappears.
great content as always. regarding the IHG card, 5 60k nights is very different than 300k points IMO. You can’t top off those nights so you’ll have to use them is <60k places, not very appealing for me.
I'm getting concerned about the hotel point environment. Hyatt still good, but lots of point inflation and awards becoming more dynamic all the time. Still solid value and crucially, transfer partner for Chase. Now, my #2 option was always Hilton, `but they killed the outsized value at aspirational properties by removing the 150k/night limit, huge blow. There's no #3 that gives more than 1cpp that I know of. So basically if Hyatt caves to full dynamic the hotel game is up for me.
Yes, very different indeed 330k pts vs 5 nights at 60k per night (or less). Prior card offer was at a pitiful 40k pts per night so 60k is a winner. I’ve been out of the IHG game for a while. Anyone who can identify any worthy 60k properties please let us know. I am sure some full time bloggers are working on this rn.
I am in full agreement with your three points. Just watched a YT video how someone burned high 100’s for a night in the Rome Cavalieri (Hilton property). Where we stayed many years ago for 5 nights for 100k points I believe…total. Things have changed… a little.
I share your concerns. The IHG cc certificate, I always used to use it at the CP Changi yet these days every time I need a stay even 6 months out no rooms for certificate use. Add in the Hyatt certificates being stuck at cat 4 whilst they inflate most properties to cat 5 and above one has to question where is the motivation to do the actions needed to claim these certificates. I think we are very much in an earn and burn as you go, no point saving for a rainy day. Best to save $s now.
Sorry to be late!
Lots of terrific links today. Thanks for pointing out the Hyatt app promo counter. That could be really useful.
The question of rebalancing your portfolio after one of your holding lurches up is really interesting. Since there is an obvious tax hit, you would be buying insurance against
increasing downside risk. Perhaps selling stock options would be an viable alternative. I know I’m too far gone into a random walk world view!
Thanks again!
Marked tardy 🙂
That one holding won’t lurch up with a current client. Because it would not be allowed in the first place. This sometimes occurs when a young person just gets super lucky, a tech employee just loads up on company stock because they are too busy and don’t know any better. And, more often, it is due to an inheritance (which makes the tax issue less painful). Selling stock options could be a viable alternative. But the emotional bandwidth and hold this will have on the client will be too much. And sometimes excruciating. I find that coming up with a plan to get rid of it and reinvesting the proceeds (of course with a tax plan the client could live with) makes more sense. And it could be liberating. Oh, and when this happens we do not look back. Forward, only forward.
Tacos for lunch today. With chicken lol
Man! Jam packed with interesting links. This is gonna take all weekend! Thanks, George! Running behind today so not much to add. Hooray for all the travel you are planning up though!
The travel plans would have been finalized a long time ago if it was not for this blog 🙂
The Georgia photo thing was cool, thanks. Every time I read about Georgia I think I want to visit there.
Yeah, looks like a cool place indeed.