Marshmallows and Roth Conversions
Between 1967 and 1973, psychologist Walter Mischel, a professor at Stanford University, conducted what became his famous “marshmallow test” on ...
Prevent Mistakes Instead of Trying to Fix Them
The greatest value of a great doctor, CPA, mechanic, financial advisor or other expert is not in treating symptoms or ...
Volatility is Our Friend
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines volatility as “a tendency to change quickly and unpredictably.” Investopedia defines volatility as “a statistical measure ...
The Five Biggest Mistakes Investors are Making (They are the Same as Always)
As we begin 2021, and people speculate on the impact of the new Presidential Administration, could the broader equity markets ...
Avoid These Five Divorce Mistakes
One of the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been a big increase in the divorce rate in the ...
Thanksgiving and Your Long-Term Plan
We are surrounded by unknowns. The coronavirus is still very much with us, as is much of the economic dislocation ...
The Market Doesn’t Care Who Wins the Election
The record voter turnout and record early voting in 2020 have been just one indication of how high emotions are ...
Who Should—and Does—Pay the Most Taxes?
Much of the following are topics I have written about before. Yet we continue to come back to the same ...
