Episode 58: The $10M Restlessness, AI IPO Stock Decisions, and Heirloom Construction

May 25th, 2026  |  37 mins 52 secs

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A business owner in his mid-forties with ten million saved asks why every financial milestone has failed to feel like arrival, and what mistakes people in his position tend to make. Then a software engineer at one of the major AI companies heading toward a historic IPO asks how to plan around fifteen million in pre-IPO equity, including ISOs, AMT exposure, and the holding periods that unlock long-term capital gains. In From the Field, we are joined by Matt Lutz, Managing Director of Flatwater Homes, for a conversation about luxury residential construction, from underground garages to glass-walled natatoriums.