Crazy Stat If You Have Young Children
I’m a father of three amazing children. I’m also a husband and a business owner, and I try to do the best I can as a human being. That said, my most favorite thing in the world is being a father to Aviva, Isabella, and Emmet. These three special people are my reason for, well, everything.
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What to Do with the Children's Savings Accounts?
Speaking of kids, here’s a funny anecdote that happened to me the other day. My middle child, Belly, is a free-spirited six-year-old who hates wearing clothes. Now, she’s starting kindergarten remotely through zoom, so naturally she has to wear clothing. The other day she puts on a nice shirt, but she’s still in her underwear. “No one can see it,” she said. I couldn’t help but laugh. This is literally everyone’s dream at some point—showing up to school to realize you’re in your underwear.
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How Elections Affect Markets: Let’s Talk Politics
The number one, two, and three rules in my business are: don’t talk politics. I can insult your spouse, religion, children, or even Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, but don’t insult your political view. And let me tell you something, it’s true as the day is long. If you want to survive in my business, DON’T TALK POLITICS!
READ MORE...Not All Risk Is Created Equal
Risk is a personal (and funky) thing when it comes to investing. Generally, it’s formulated with years of experiences (good, bad, or indifferent) which leads us to our risk profile. One of the biggest components in investment risk taking is a good education with facts and figures, and not one’s emotional experiences. That information can lead to formulating an accurate risk tolerance.
READ MORE...Markets Hit an All Time High, What Did You Learn? {Because Here’s My Top 10}
The US stock market, measured by the S&P 500, has hit an all-time high! Let me repeat that for dramatic affect. In the face of a pandemic and record unemployment, the markets have had a historic recovery from a historic downturn. Now, we can all sit here and question the reasons, or lack of reasons, why it has done so. However, for this article I’d like to focus on the lessons learned (or those that need to be reinforced).
READ MORE...My Best Guess for College Costs
When it comes to academics, I’m a pro at the Scantron sheet! ABACADABA was the go to guessing strategy back then (and hasn’t failed me yet). I’d like to take this incredible ability and do a little guess work on what will happen to colleges over the next 10-20 years.
READ MORE...Time is Money (Time Is the Value of Money)
Time is money - so how can you save time, and make more money? Or use your money to save you time? Learn more in this blog.
READ MORE...Top 20 Things Worth the Money (Moolah)
What's worth spending your money on? We've compiled a list of the top 20 things worth the money, or worth the moolah.
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