It’s easy to think of retirement as one thing, one phase of life that we all aspire to experience. And why not? After all, retirement is such a stark contrast …
Athletes Have Them, Why Not Retirees Too?
If you read last week’s Weekly (click here if you missed it), you know that I spoke about a retiree’s ‘inner game’, the deep-down motives for or against retiring, as …
Your First Memory of Money?
A few years ago I was talking with a man who was contemplating retirement. He and his wife had worked very hard for a long time and had accumulated considerable …
In Others’ Words…
How about a change of pace? It turns out that just about everyone has something to say about money. This week I bring you not my own words, but those …
Have You Seen The Market? Make Your Decision Now
I interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this market update. The DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) hit 23,000. That’s a huge event. Of course, the news outlets are …
How To Achieve Better Results In Just About Everything, Clearly.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, David McCullough, said, “Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.” Having heard this a number of times over …
The Aspect of Debt You May Not Have Considered
The past few Weekly articles have really caused me to think in new ways. If you’ll recall, I wrote about the complicated relationship between joy and stuff, and heard from …
Is Estate Planning Only For Rich People
Last week I had the pleasure of teaching two classes at BGSU at Levis Commons called ‘Your Retirement And Taxes.’ In the classes, we sought to deepen our understanding of …
The Funny Thing About Early ‘Retirement’
Who hasn’t dreamt of an early retirement? Images of walks on beaches and life without an alarm clock flood the mind, bringing into focus an endless montage of leisure and …
Joy and Stuff: A Complicated Relationship
I love my home and I often hate my house. I love driving my car and I often hate the car itself. It seems that the ‘stuff’ that surrounds us …
