Most people realize that no matter how much you exercise, you can’t out exercise a bad diet. The same principle applies to investing; you can’t out invest poor spending habits. The grand majority of emphasis,…
I ran across a study recently that detailed the top anxieties that keep Americans awake at night. GfK Custom Research polled 1,000 American adults about sleep issues on behalf of Bankrate (a leading personal finance…
Is there a relationship between physical and financial wellness? Are your waist and your wallet connected? A colleague posed this query recently and I have been thinking about it ever since. On one hand there…
There are thousands of classic quotes about money and investing that contain morsels of truth. The problem is applying these to modern life can be difficult. Here are my Top 10 money maxims along with…
You can certainly overpay, overplay, and overreact with investments to the point that returns freely provided by the markets disappear. That’s bad, but not saving and poor behavior outweigh the importance of investments several times…
All investors have one common trait: their reason to save today is to support spending in the future. Of course, saving and spending represent opposite ends of the financial spectrum. One is easy, while the…
Wall Street is a several block long span located between Broadway and FDR Drive in lower Manhattan. It’s synonymous with investing and corporate finance. Wall Street also represents a particular investing approach that just happens…
As the popular Christmas song recorded by Andy Williams (and more recently by Garth Brooks, Harry Connick, Jr and others) says, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” However, this time of year can…
Each of us has a unique life story. Where we come from, where we went to school, where we have worked. These stories provide context for the yet unwritten part of our journey: what will…
Transitions between different phases of life often reveal more questions than answers. For high income earners, these transitions can be periods of opportunity but also present significant dangers if smart decisions aren’t made. What we…
