The Luck and Skill of Investing
Most of us wouldn’t consider ourselves skilled investors since we don’t work on Wall Street. Does that mean we are all just lucky? Where does luck end and skill even
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The Genre of AI
A new genre of music has emerged, and it may already be on your playlist without you even knowing it. It’s descriptively more of a subgenre that meshes within your
Rebalancing Your Assets
We know that this refers to financial assets and that we should do it, but we often never get around to actually making the trades. To illustrate this point, I’m
The Experience Economy
[Updated Footnote] While the S&P 500 soars to record highs, consumer sentiment barely has a pulse. We can blame the unrelenting social media algorithms feeding our smart-phone induced herd mentality
Three Quotes and the Truth
There is a rule I learned and adopted from the time I was a financial controller. Whenever any department – operations, engineering, maintenance, sales and marketing – wanted to spend
The Intent of a Trust
This isn’t about the trust that is earned from another person, although it does come into play with establishing one. It isn’t legal or financial advice either. It’s to consider
Play the Hand You Are Dealt
Life isn’t about the hand you’re dealt, it’s how you play it. Most of us are familiar with one form or another of this idiom. That is, to accept, deal
Things We Don’t Consider
Decisiveness can be a rewarding trait when making decisions, especially of the life-altering kind. Unknowingly, it can also be a hindrance. Sometimes we are so set on a path, that
The Privacy Clues We Miss
We become so focused on using the technology that we miss the clues to protect our privacy. Recently, I used Venmo and noticed relatives hadn’t made their payment activity private.
The Gain of Going First
With investing, the gain is always explained in some monetary, statistical or mathematical manner. It’s precise. What if a gain is considered in an entirely different context? In The Obscurity
Thinking Long
We’ve all been told to “think long and hard” about something. It may conjure up a long-forgotten childhood memory of a parent’s sternly worded reprimand for an antic we had
The Technology We Don’t Know
Did you know that the tricky and annoying CAPTCHA tests after entering a password or filling out a form to prove that you’re fully human are actually helping train AI?
The Obscurity of the Other Side
Not the other side where no one truly knows, it’s the other side of building your funds and life. The one that is free from contributing to a 401(k) or
Invaluable Technology
What technology inventions do you find most beneficial despite what it may cost you? Think beyond the smartphone, laptop, apps like Google Maps or YouTube, software like Google Chrome or
Signature Connections
A signature is your own handwritten mark. While anyone can attempt to copy or replicate it, forensic analysts can almost always tell a forgery from a genuine signature. My signature