There’s a great expression that goes something like this: 84% of statistics are made up on the spot. See what happened there? We’ll often see statistics being used for persuasive …
Old Music Is Better Than New Music
Everybody knows that old music is far better than new music. In fact, can you even call this new stuff music at all? It’s just noise. Said every generation ever. …
New Year, New Theme: 4 Suggestions for 2017
Here we go…2017 is almost upon us. Now, you’ve been around long enough to know a few things; notably, that you can prepare in countless ways for what you think …
“What happens when my spouse dies”
In a recent meeting, I was asked, “What happens, financially, when one of us dies?” It’s a topic we don’t discuss all that often, given that all of us will …
Times Like These: Why Clear Financial Objectives Are So Important
When I first began doing this work, a bit more than 15 years ago, I’d managed to arrange meetings with a number of very serious athletic coaches (one of whom …
The Market Was Up; Why Wasn’t My Account?
Last week’s election results came as a surprise to many, namely the media, who were quite confident in predicting a different outcome. The markets had their own ideas about who …
Emotions Running High, Markets Go Low(er)?
The Weekly is early this week, and you know why. Markets look as if they might experience some heavy volatility, on the heels of a shocking presidential election result. The …
A 108-Year legacy – Wow.
The Cubs win! The Cubs win! In what will likely be described for years to come as one of the greatest baseball games and series of all-time, the Chicago Cubs …
The Election And The Stock Market
I’ve avoided writing about the election as long as I can; not because it’s not important, but because it’s political, and impossible to accurately predict such things. However, this is …
Love Is A Verb – Planning For Caregivers
My grandmother, Mary, passed away last week at the age of 99. A kind, service-oriented woman who packed two lifetimes into her one, she exemplified what it means to have …
