Author: Tom Sedoric

The perils of historical delusion

Without considering context, rational decision-making is compromised

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

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