Penguin Random House

Working on my first book with Penguin's imprint, Portfolio. Stay tuned!

Author

Sherwood Media

I cover business and markets stories for Sherwood News, Robinhood's new media subsidiary. I write a biweekly opinion column, "Weird Money," as well as occasional feature stories.

Columnist

Young Money Newsletter

Since August 2021, I've been sharing my thoughts on money, work, the complexities of life, and more introspective musings in my weekly newsletter, Young Money. As of September 2024, I have ~64,000 email subscribers, and my articles attract millions of page views each year. Check out my newsletter in the link below.

I also occasionally speak on the above-mentioned topics for conferences, companies, and other audiences. Message me here or email me at jack@youngmoney.co for inquiries.

Writer

Litquidity Media

I was the Editor-in-Chief of Exec Sum, a daily financial newsletter created by the popular finance meme page, Litquidity.

In my time with Exec Sum, we grew our subscriber base from ~90,000 subscribers to ~270,000, I was responsible for editing each day's newsletter, communicating with advertising partners, and creating long-form sponsored content.

Day-to-day operations included:

Curating all relevant deals across M&A, VC, PE, SPACs, etc.
Identifying the most relevant headline news stories from the previous day's news cycle
Providing recaps of the most important earnings reports from the previous day
Assisting with ad copy and maintaining communication with sponsors

Editor in Chief, Exec Sum

Backpacking Travel Blog

Before moving to New York City for business school, I spent the better part of a year traveling around Europe, with a two-month stint in Argentina, and writing. A lot. I wanted to see the world while I was still young enough to pursue my wanderlust, and I decided to document the whole journey. Both of which were, in hindsight, wise decisions.

I visited more than 20 countries in total, recording the journey across 50+ blog posts. Highlights include seeing the northern lights in Tromsø, Norway, driving a Fiat 500 around the Amalfi Coast, visiting my ancestral roots in Edinburgh, fighting for my life to improve my Spanish in Buenos Aires, and, of course, making a dozen lifelong friends along the way.

If you're young, go see the world for a bit. Future you will be glad you did.

Travel Blogger

My first job out of college, which, unfortunately, coincided with the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, I quickly learned how different macroeconomic shifts (like pandemics and negative oil prices!) impact the logistics of distribution networks, as my team adjusted UPS's North America profit plans in the wake of the pandemic.

As with most entry-level finance jobs, I also quickly learned to master Excel and PowerPoint.

Domestic Finance Specialist

U.S. House of Representatives

Legislative Intern

Writer, among other things.

Blog: I've been writing my blog, Young Money, weekly since August 2021, and as of September 2024, I have ~64,000 subscribers. Topics range from behavioral finance to existential introspection.

Book: I'm working on my first book with Penguin Random House's imprint Portfolio.

Day job: columnist for Sherwood Media, Robinhood's media subsidiary. I cover business, markets, and more, and I write a twice-weekly column, "Weird Money."

Jack Raines

X, the everything app, now shows "country of origin" of everyone's accounts. Turns out that 90% of anonymous MAGA influencers live in India, Bangledesh, and various sub-Saharan African nations.

The LinkedIn version of this would be exposing everyone who puts "Harvard Business School" in their education after taking an online course, or showing that the "fractional growth leader" with 200k+ followers runs an agency making $3,421 a month running Meta ads.

Forward Deployed Personality Hire @ Slow Ventures

The "open to work" banner on LinkedIn is like the Hinge rose of looking for a new job. It reeks of desperation. The only people who will take you seriously are those who are equally desperate.

I instead propose that you should cold DM your ideal employers and say, "I'm not interested in working for you." It sparks intrigue. Mystery. They'll think, "Hmmm, why would Jack go out of his way to 'not want to work for me'? What does he know? What is he hiding?"

Next thing you know: $500k base + equity.

Work smarter, not harder. Don't be an NPC.

There's a viral Substack post claiming that $140k is the new "poverty line" in 2025.

I can't believe we're really arguing whether or not $140k represents a new poverty line. Of course it does. Take the typical after-tax monthly budget: housing $2k, food $1.5k, and token usage on Cursor / Claude Code $6k.

How are you supposed to invest for the long-term?

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Today I’m thankful for VCs creating the term “operator” to describe what everyone else calls “a normal job.”

Angèle Sahraoui on our team at Slow Ventures put together a 10/10 deck on the history of the maritime infrastructure and which new threats and opportunities are emerging thanks to recent tech shifts.

If you're into deep tech, or you're an avid ocean enjoyer who's curious about what's going on under the sea, check it out. Also, if your startup is trying to find Atlantis, shoot her a DM.

Full deck: https://lnkd.in/e2sbt6Yw

After a 3 month break I’m firing my newsletter back up post-book writing. Highlights include self-gaslighting and thoughts on Robinhood x prediction markets.

https://lnkd.in/eXrK_8Ae

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Thanks to popular demand, we decided to take Slow Ventures’ “Etiquette School” a step further and write an etiquette book.

If you missed out on the IRL lessons and need help with your eye contact, snag a copy here and come to one of our live events in 2026.

Link: https://a.co/d/9K8tZzE

Unfortunately I couldn’t afford a real fireplace this year, so I had to build one in the metaverse instead.

#HappyHolidays #Web3Fire #Chimney

Horizontal AI this, vertical AI that. Is anyone building Diagonal B2B AI SaaS?

Griggers Wealth Management

As a Wealth Manager and LPL Financial Planner, I strive to holistically approach clients’ financial well-being—building relationships to better understand clients’ values, needs, and wants and crafting customized financial strategies to help clients fulfill their goals in meaningful ways. I enjoy examining the intersection of faith and finances through the practical application of faith principles in financial value-defining, goal-making, and methodology.

Wealth Manager

Schedule appointments for advisors. Maintain social media presence on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn for the office, as well as the office website. Compile client reviews for appointments and mailings. Provide clerical assistance (such as filing physical and electronic paperwork, mailings, and maintaining office organization) for office staff. Maintain software and reporting resources for the office. Keep office resources and information up-to-date. Answer phones.

Client Services Representative

Hope for the Inner City

Assisted the Community Development Director with various tasks, including COVID-19 Food Distribution and data input, Launch Provision Project Meal Deliveries through Hope, receiving and organizing donations, community mining, and volunteer management. Created a community-minded brochure for economic empowerment called "Seeking Financial Stability?: Suggestions and Warnings to Keep You on Track to Reach Your Goals" which asks important questions about budgeting decisions, as well as informs neighbors about scams and predatory practices in the financial industry.

Community Development Intern

Byron United Methodist Church

Managed sound booth technology and logistics for Sunday morning services. Repaired and maintained hardware and software used by the church. Established and chaired the Technology Committee. Trained church members in the pertinent use of church technology. Trained an unpaid assistant/intern on proper use of equipment and event management. Provided instruction manuals on proper use of hardware and software specifically within the sound booths. Organized hardware and wiring for greatest efficiency. Provided technology needs for weddings, reunions, plays, and other special events at the church. Ran soundboard as well as presentation software, including live video. Worked with iMac, ProPresenter 5, PreSonus Digital Soundboard, Shure microphones, digital and manual recording devices, and various other equipment.

Director of Worship Technology

GNTV Media Ministry

Created presentations for various United Methodist conferences and other events using ProPresenter 5. Assisted with set-up and take-down for events, including storage, inventorying, loading & unloading trucks. Inventoried and organized office equipment at main facility. Wrote both CDs and DVDs of events, cataloging, packaging, and mailing them to customers. Maintained website's sales database. Provided photography and videography for various events, including Fellowship of Christian Athletes and college graduations.

Summer Intern

I strive to holistically approach clients’ financial well-being—building relationships to better understand your values, needs, and wants and crafting customized financial strategies to help you fulfill your goals in meaningful ways. I enjoy studying the intersection of faith and finances through the practical application of faith principles in financial value-defining, goal-making, and methodology.
In June 2015, I joined the Griggers Wealth Management team part-time as a Client Services Representative. After graduating from Mercer University in Macon, GA with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion in May 2020, I became an LPL Financial Advisor and Wealth Manager with the office in January 2021.

The financial consultants at Griggers Wealth Management are registered representatives with, and securities and advisory services are offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. For hyperlinks to FINRA and SIPC, please refer to 'Contact and Personal Info' section above.

Third party posts found on this profile do not reflect the views of LPL Financial and have not been reviewed by LPL Financial as to accuracy or completeness.

For a list of states in which the financial consultants affiliated with Griggers Wealth Management are registered to do business, please visit http://griggerswealth.com/.

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