Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Investing should be done not just for good returns but for a particular purpose. That exact purpose varies from person to person but one commonality we all share is our investing lifetime. As I explain in the…
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Words and descriptive phrases within medicine, finance, and even sports can sometimes sound weird and off-putting. Many of the words used by non-advisors (brokers, insurance salespeople, etc.) in the investing realm, however, are deliberately meant…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Most successful business owners struggle with determining the amount of money they will need to maintain their lifestyle throughout retirement. What’s your number? In this brief video clip from the 2010 Oliver Stone film, Wall…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The first month of the year is a good time to focus on physical and financial health. On the physical wellness side, if you have turned on a TV or computer recently, chances are you’ve…
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes To some investors, the past few weeks in the market foretell coming doom and gloom. After all, there are dozens of big worries that the market has to overcome. The looming debt crisis, China trade…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you ever wondered why so many investors are glued to the financial news channels and websites in a desperate search for information that might help them put their financial house in order? In my…
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The amount of human capital you have (the aggregate value of your earning capacity) decreases every day. Because everyone will eventually either retire or die, human capital is limited. Business owners face a particularly perplexing…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes We are all familiar with the “Ready, Set, Go” announcement before a track race as runners prepare, get positioned to run, and finally start. Financial readiness is akin to this. You have to be in…
Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute The basic math notations we learned in elementary school can be very helpful in framing the foundational building blocks for a sound financial life. Here are my Top 14: 1. Good behavior >…
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Most of us presume events of the day, particularly those within the political or financial realms, are of vital importance and will remain so in the future. When something happens on the world stage today,…
