If you’re in a position to do so, why not take a vacation? Stepping away from your normal routine might be exactly what you need to rejuvenate, re-energize, and rediscover […]
How Wealthy Individuals Made Their Millions
According to the Global Wealth Report, only 8 percent of Americans are millionaires. That’s a relatively small sliver of the population, so it inevitably begs the question: What are these […]
Investing, Variable Incomes, and Weathering Storms
The only things certain in life are death, taxes, and…fluctuations in the stock market. It inevitably experiences highs and lows, surges and dips. As a financial advisor, and someone who […]
Don’t Panic! The Supply Chain is Fine
One of the themes that crops up from time to time in my blog posts is the theme of media sensationalism. When it comes to economic and financial news, it’s […]
4 Signs Americans Are Doing Just Fine
No one will deny we, as a country, are going through an odd period in history. When you mix the lingering effects of a long pandemic, a booming (though starting […]
High Inflation: We’ve Been Here Before (Don’t Panic!)
When you turn on the news lately, the buzzword on everyone’s lips is “inflation.” Reporters talk in serious tones about the rapidly rising rate of inflation and how it’s affecting […]
4 Ways Empathy Leads to Success
It can be easy to reduce the concept of empathy to a vague value that you were taught since kindergarten. Having empathy means having the ability to understand another’s feelings […]
Why Investing Isn’t a Game
Be careful when faced with the gamification techniques that many investment platforms are utilizing. Such techniques include stock price notifications, headlines that evoke a “fear of missing out” (FOMO) reaction, […]
5 Life Lessons from Nature
It may still be chilly in the upper Midwest, but spring is right around the corner. The snow will disappear, the crocuses and daffodils will begin popping up, and we’ll […]
Facing the Unknown
For the most part, people love certainty. We like to know we can count on the basics—a roof over our heads, food on the table, love from family and friends. […]