I recently talked with a man that was almost irrational with anger. Something else had performed better than his portfolio. In his career he had been a perfectionist and only the best was ever acceptable. If you only accept being
We all have good days…we all have bad days…and we all have times when we feel bored. I’m going to tell you to beware all three! Why? Because when it comes to investing, any day you are feeling a strong
As human beings we want to feel we belong. After all, being part of the group is instinctual to our survival. We are taught from a young age to not make a scene, to be mindful of what we say
I’ve been in financial services for over 30 years. When you do something for that long the patterns emerge and you see why things are the way they are. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know hundreds of successful
While I sit here, the market is moving as usual and financial writers are having a heyday telling you what to do now. I’m often asked why I use annuities in my clients’ portfolios or why I feel some clients
I suppose it is human nature to want to clean our homes when spring comes. I was reading somewhere that 77% of Americans spring clean. Wow! This means all across the country people are cleaning behind the furniture, washing
I suppose every day we give. We open the door for the person coming through. We smile at someone walking by. We do an errand for a friend or loved one. Those are all forms of giving and they benefit
The market is down. There are articles and comments in social media saying it’s going to go down 90%, 40%, 60% in 2016! Who can tell you what the market is going to do tomorrow? No one. Now 300,000+ brokers
Social Security for many people is their only source of retirement income and for most it represents one of their larger retirement assets. The rules have changed! In November, a law was passed that removes two popular social security claiming
It is interesting to me how many people do not enjoy Christmas nor the holidays at this time of year. How is it that a time that is to be celebrated and is advertised to be so happy is sometimes