THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and […]
The stock market has gone and done it again. We’ve officially entered bear market territory. And with that, come all the scary headlines about increased risk. Headlines such as these… How Dangerous Is The Bear Market? from Forbes. 7 Tips on How to Survive in a Bear Market from Merrill Lynch How to Keep Retirement […]
I love creative fiction. And there’s no shortage of fiction out there about what it takes to be successful. So many untruths… So many misconceptions… So many myths… …about what’s required to live the good life. In reality, it only takes four simple things: clarity, confidence, courage and commitment. Those four ingredients make all the […]
There will always be someone with more money than you. No matter how much wealth you build. No matter the size of your investments. Someone will always be richer. This is true for everyone. Even the world’s richest people. Indeed. Forbes annual rankings of the world’s richest people changes quite regularly. While there’s some stalwarts […]
Ah, life balance. It’s one of those concepts I love to hate. Here’s why: I don’t know of a single successful person who feels like they’ve mastered that equation. Yet the myth of the perfectly balanced life haunts many. I also think it’s a false way to describe what the real problem is, because life […]
Barring an act of Congress, Social Security will have to cut benefits by 2034. That’s a full year earlier than expected. The reason? To address the program’s long-running funding shortfall. The Covid-19 pandemic, and resulting recession, sped up the expected depletion rate by a year. But that’s not the scary part… Social Security provides a […]
It’s no secret that I love to read. Books and articles about self-improvement, personal finance and investing are some of my favorite topics. Recently, when scanning the financial headlines, one heading in particular jumped out at me. It read… “A majority of Americans think children will be financially worse off than their parents, survey finds”. […]
Recently, LinkedIn asked more than a million of its followers for the best advice they’d give their 20-year-old selves. The answers they got back resulted in a ton of useful advice. Some of the tips were strange and hilarious such as beware “reply all,” and eat less pizza (not sure I agree with this one!). […]
