The perils of historical delusion
Without considering context, rational decision-making is compromised
Author: Tom Sedoric
Lure of casino gambling remains fool’s gold
Anybody with even a basic knowledge of finance or the casino industry knows that gambling is the equivalent of financial strip mining
Revisiting the myth of tax deferral
Tax efficiencies should be an integral part of any sound investment plan
Transparency and the financial advisor
Any professional who doesn’t tell clients how they make their money isn’t being fully transparent
Crowdsourcing the transition called ‘retirement’
Not knowing what to expect psychologically and practically can create missteps
The difficult challenges facing Janet Yellen
Future actions of the Fed matter more than many people imagine
What Gloria Steinem taught me
The role of women in my life has been critical to my career as a financial advisor and my personal development as well
De-risking and the lessons of a beekeeper
If you believe that the long term matters, a judicious temperament will suffice
Learning the ABCs of Asian economies at Harvard
At this year’s gathering, the cockiness and optimism about a rising China was far less apparent
The reasons to consider a real return
Inflation can’t be dismissed, even if monetary policymakers do all they can to keep it under control
What’s happened to the art of listening?
Being misunderstood or misquoted is always a possibility
Casino money is fool's gold
The smart bet is to walk away from the seduction of ‘easy money’
Managing expectations in times of turbulence
Understanding ‘political risk’ has emerged as an important consideration in the wealth management profession
What it means to hedge your citizenship
Only civic engagement can stem the slide into continued pedestrian actions that do little to address our long-term economic and political stability
The dangers of confirmation bias
Confirmation bias -- the tendency of people to seek and embrace information that matches their existing beliefs and paradigm -- is one of the many flaws we humans have when it comes to using data in our personal and professional lives.
Asset allocation, flexibility and retirement
Too many investors focus on absolute returns and less on relative return or their net return after taxes
Avoiding risk can be the biggest risk of all
Playing it “safe,” mostly by investing in bonds, can lead to a lifestyle-draining predicament
More news from NHBR:
Will hackers use your own AI against you?
Businesses have spent years asking what AI can do for their employees. Fewer have asked what it would do for an intruder inside an employee’s account.
Adding features does not close deals, passing security audits does
Many companies fall into the trap of innovation without realizing that not passing a data security audit will stall a deal right in its tracks.
Website tracking technologies: why are businesses being sued for using them?
Laws in other states, including in New Hampshire, are being used to hold businesses liable for their use of website tracking technologies
The (multi) million-dollar question: what your board needs to know before the breach
Getting cybersecurity wrong costs millions of dollars, customer trust, and sometimes the business itself.
Sylvania celebrates 125 of innovation
The Sylvania brand celebrated 125 years of bringing light into the world with a Sept. 24 event at its plant in Hillsborough. The plant on West Main Street, which produces automotive lighting products for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, is the last major automotive aftermarket lighting plant in the country.
Cybersecurity hiring in New Hampshire: talent, pipelines, and the impact of AI
Cybersecurity requires a mix of technical depth, real-world experience, and the ability to think critically under pressure. That combination takes time to build, and most companies are competing for the same relatively small pool of proven talent.
Prompt injection is the new social engineering: what it looks like and how to stop it
Prompt injection is the AI era's version of social engineering, and it's already happening in the wild. If you're deploying AI tools in your organization and haven't thought seriously about this, you should.
How to use cybersecurity to increase your business’s value
Strong cybersecurity can also boost business valuations and inspire buyer confidence. Both sides of the transaction should treat cybersecurity as a key factor in building enterprise value.
Trouble on the home front
Permitting and construction of new homes is up, but it’s still at historic lows and not enough to keep up with demand. The recent housing production is mostly single-family, with a smattering of multi-family developments but relatively few duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes.
