The First Market Surprise of the Year

Stock markets gave us our first surprise of the year this week. Every January I [...]

Owning Stocks Is a Privilege, Not a Burden

I was thinking recently about something we don’t talk about enough with clients: stocks are [...]

Scams Are the Silent Risk in Wealth Management

It doesn’t matter how good the financial plan is. Or how disciplined your client is [...]

Myopic Investing: Why Short-Term Thinking Is So Expensive

Most investors say they’re long term. Their behavior tells a different story. In my recently [...]

The Market Isn’t the Concern – Investor Behavior Is

Markets are sitting at all-time highs again. It’s a time when investor behavior mistakes can [...]

The Behavioral Cost of Embarrassment

Earlier this week, I was reminded of my 40th birthday party, which somehow took place [...]

Do You Know What’s on Your Client’s Bucket List?

Last week, I checked something off my bucket list. My wife and I flew to [...]

The Holy Grail of Investing Still Isn’t What People Think

Every few years, a new book, strategy, or product gets framed as the answer. The [...]

AI Isn’t Replacing Advisors…It’s Exposing What Matters

AI is faster, cheaper, always available, and has access to more information than any human [...]

The Power of Perspective (and Why It’s So Hard to Hold Onto)

The start of a new year creates a strange contrast. From an investor perspective, this [...]