About Grow My Pile
We are on a mission to make systematic, straightforward wealth building accessible to everyone, not just people who already speak finance.
Why we exist
We built this because we were tired of guessing too. Between us we have spent years on trading desks and in portfolio construction, and our own accounts still taught us the same lesson the desks did: the losses come from reacting, chasing, and panicking, and the fix is a process you can follow on a bad day. Grow My Pile is that process, written down.
Most money advice is either dumbed down to the point of uselessness or buried in jargon designed to make you feel like you need a professional for everything. Grow My Pile sits in the middle: clear enough for a beginner’s first paycheck, rigorous enough for someone optimizing toward early retirement. At the center is the Tide Traders Model, our systematic, rules based approach to investing, surrounded by honest guides on saving, credit, loans, insurance, taxes, and the tools that tie it all together.
What we stand for
- Independence first. Our recommendations are never for sale. See our editorial policy.
- Show the work. We explain our reasoning and methodology rather than asking you to just trust us.
- Fit over hype. Every review tells you who a product is actually right for.
Meet the team
We are a small team, and we would rather let the work speak than put our faces on it, so we will go by nicknames. What we can tell you is our backgrounds. Between the three of us we have spent decades across fixed income, equities, derivatives, and portfolio construction, and we have made plenty of our own money mistakes along the way. That combination, real market experience plus real life lessons, shapes everything you read here.
Curious about the system at the center of all this? Meet the Tide Traders Model, or create a free account and see today’s book. Want to know how we keep ourselves honest? Read our editorial policy.
Get in touch
Questions, corrections, or partnership inquiries? Visit our Contact page.