About DinoStacks
The real math on getting rich. That is the whole premise.
Trever Barney
Founder & Writer
Trever Barney is the founder of Barney Global LLC, the company that publishes DinoStacks. He researches and writes about the realistic, numbers-first paths to building wealth — running the math on investing, business, real estate, and careers — and he built the calculators on this site himself.
Founder, Barney Global LLC. Independent researcher and writer. Not a licensed financial advisor.
Why this site exists
The internet is full of "how to get rich" content that sells you a course and hides the failure rates. DinoStacks does the opposite: it leads with the base rates, shows the median (not just the average), and shows the actual arithmetic. Honesty is not a marketing angle here — it is the product.
What we do
- Research and explain every realistic path to a $1,000,000 net worth, with citations to primary sources.
- Build free, no-signup calculators that show their formulas and intermediate steps.
- Default to conservative assumptions — 7% real returns, not 10% nominal — and show inflation adjustments everywhere a future dollar amount appears.
What we do not do
- We sell nothing. No course, no coaching, no paid community, no "system."
- We make no earnings claims about any offering, because we have none.
- We take no compensation from any business opportunity, franchise, or coaching program.
- We give no personalized financial advice. This is education; the decision is yours, ideally with a qualified professional.
How this site is funded
DinoStacks is funded by display advertising and, where relevant, affiliate links to tools people already need (brokerages, business software, and similar). Every affiliate link is disclosed above the first one, and no affiliate relationship changes our numbers or our editorial judgment. There is no pay-for-play: no one can buy a recommendation here.
Editorial independence
Our content is researched and written independently. Read our editorial policy for how we source, review, and correct content, and the-math for our methodology and assumptions.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or concerns: contact us here. We read everything, and corrections are made promptly and transparently.
Published by Barney Global LLC, 3336 Sugar Leo Rd, St. George, UT 84790.