Of course, intelligence doesn’t always translate into wise behavior. Studies of behavioral finance have found the human brain is more interested in survival than saving. “It turns out that, when it comes to money matters, we are wired to do it all wrong. Our brains have evolved over thousands of years to focus on short-term […]
Like a gender reveal gone wrong, last month’s employment report delivered an unexpected surprise. Economists estimated 975,000 new jobs would be created in April. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported there were just 266,000. That’s a big miss. Economists, analysts, and the media offered a wealth of theories to explain the shortfall. These included: Pandemic […]
An Action Plan for Long Term Care – this is an excellent resources for us all. Christine Benz of Morningstar.com is obsessed with Long Term Care and this article has many links and you may find them helpful as well. I follow Christine because she really delivers the facts and thinking that are indicated to make […]
Has the stock market moved too far, too fast in 2021? I have shared with many of you that the market moves backward 30% of the time. The stock market does not go up in a straight line. Even while in the midst of a bull market, like the one we are currently in, there […]
When COVID-19 first hit, closures and lockdowns made virtual resources the only way to see certain sites—drawing in viewers to virtual zoo tours and the like. A Forbes article reported that the number of searches for the term “virtual tour” soared from 1,300 in February 2020 to nearly 10,000 the following month, when cities and […]
Fights—in business and in life—rarely get us the outcomes we most want. A better approach: Use a three-step process for de-escalating tensions and finding ways to work together cooperatively. Check out this pdf to learn more, and as always, standing by if you’d like to discuss further.
Check out this pdf full of info on how life insurance-based strategies and solutions can help you if you’re a business owner, if you’re trying to build a sizable estate or if you want to help preserve that estate. Check out how this versatile tool might work in your wealth plan.
Wealth and family can be a tricky mix. Affluence can help families achieve great things and realize their shared vision, of course. But it also can create resentments and rifts that could potentially damage a family’s financial position and cause estrangement among family members. What’s more, as wealthy families grow and expand over time, one […]
When I was a little boy of 18 years old I had a experience for the summer as a solar power salesperson. What that meant was to go out to homes all over the smoking hot san Fernando Valley and ask people if they knew about how solar power could heat their pool and replace […]
There are endless commercials on tv – think Liberty Mutual and Geico. They serve to inspire the thought for me – Do I have the right amount of property coverage? This question is an important one to ask each year. Life changes and the passage of time can affect the cost of rebuilding your home […]