One of the challenges with personal finance is that so much of it is focused on the future. Think about the standard prescriptions: Open an IRA. Maximize your 401(k). Save for college. Save for retirement. Build an estate plan. These are all about the future—and often the very distant future. An [...]
I’d like to tell you about a unique new book. How I Invest My Money is a compilation of personal money stories shared by 25 investment professionals. The book takes its title and its inspiration from a 2019 blog post by Joshua Brown, an investment advisor and widely-followed author and TV [...]
While we're still waiting for the final tally, these are some initial observations on the stock market's reaction, so far, to the election. [...]
With the election just a month away, many are worried about what lies ahead. And because of that, the most frequently asked question in recent weeks has been: Does it make sense to sell some stocks now, in advance of the election? My view: I see at least four reasons not to sell: Despite the [...]
In The Book of Joan, a tribute to the comedian Joan Rivers, her daughter, Melissa, shares some of her late mother’s quirks. Among them: Her mother always drove 40 miles an hour. Regardless of where she was—on the highway, in a school zone, in the driveway—she always drove 40 miles an hour. Melissa’s [...]
