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
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