What Nick Maggiulli thinks about ambition
Writer of the personal-finance blog Of Dollars And Data and author of Just Keep Buying; COO at Ritholtz Wealth Management.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Nick Maggiulli has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingEvery year spent keeping your options open is a year not spent on whatever you eventually commit to.
Their wordsEvery year you spend with options is another year you don’t spend on the thing you eventually commit to.
↗The Problem with Optionalityofdollarsanddata.com 2nd of 2 in this piece