by Rick Kahler | Nov 27, 2017 | Emotions, Financial Planning, Money
Human beings make most of our decisions—including financial ones—emotionally, not logically. Unfortunately, too much of the time, our emotions lead us into financial choices that aren’t good for our financial well-being. This is hardly news to financial planners or...
by Amy Jo Lauber | Jan 4, 2017 | Basics, Life, Money
Dear Procrastinators, I get it. It’s much too difficult to determine what to do about your financial situation that, for the sake of your mental health, it only makes sense to play it “safe” and do nothing. Dear Go-getters, I get it. You want to get things done so...
by Carl Richards | Feb 20, 2014 | Financial Planning, Investments, Life
The following blog is by Carl Richards originally published in The New York Times’ Blog. Investors were stung, badly, by the financial crisis of 2008. No one wants to go through an experience like that again, which has led to renewed interest in an investing...
by Carl Richards | Feb 4, 2014 | Financial Planning, Investments, Life
The following blog is by Carl Richards originally published in The New York Times’ Blog. I recently got a new smartphone. In the setup process, I was presented with all sorts of options. Selecting a language was pretty easy, but I had to think harder about some...