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
I LOVE the game of golf. The history, the tradition, the etiquette, the finesse, and the challenge of hitting a stationary object consistently (how hard can golf be?)
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
The other day, my five year old granddaughter and I planted a tree. One of the day’s most important lessons was that it is okay to get dirty. She wondered when we were done if we got to wash our
The world is made up of decisions. When we wake, what we eat, how we spend our time…everything is a decision. How do we make decisions? Are they thoughtful and planned or made reactively based on instinct, feelings, and bad
It’s interesting that, by majority, we feel really intelligent. Most of us believe that we are above average in our thought processes and how we make decisions. Yet, this over-reliance on our own thought processes is what has caused the
In a prior post, I compared the journey of our lives to that of a bus trip, and discussed how important it is to assess who we’ve invited to join us. Those on our bus can either add energy to,
The other day someone challenged my wisdom, or at least what I was proposing, and declared it to be irrelevant to young people – those under 45. Maybe because what I believe in, whether regarding my Christian faith or money, isn’t
It seems like there is always a naysayer telling you what not to do. You may have heard from someone, at sometime, that you should not save into a retirement plan because of taxation, lack of control, or a myriad
How often are we misled by our desire to feel good? How many times do we make decisions to satisfy our short-term wants only to sacrifice our ability to achieve long-term success? When we hire someone to provide a service,