Mindful Investing: Better Investing Outcomes; Less Suffering This is the working title of my 2nd book. The idea is a simple one. There are lots of people who promise better investment outcomes. If you have paid attention for the last 3 months on this blog, you know what I think of those promises. I wanted

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Last week we introduced two different definitions of risk. Loss of principal Uncertainty about lifetime consumption This week I want to place those definitions into the context of a lifetime financial plan to help with the understanding that, while investment bankers and analysts define the risk of a particular investment in terms of the loss

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The standard – Oxford English Dictionary – definition of risk is: Noun: A situation involving exposure to danger.       Verb: To expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss. It is easy to see how both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) transferred this

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We have spent the last three weeks highlighting the three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term financial plan, especially your retirement-income success. They are (with links): Savings Rate: The percentage of your income you save Equity Allocation: The percentage of your portfolio you place in equities Withdrawal Rate: The percentage

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The last couple weeks we’ve been highlighting the only three percentages that matter. These are the three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term financial plan, especially your retirement-income success: Savings Rate: The percentage of your income you save Equity Allocation: The percentage of your portfolio you place in equities Withdrawal

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Brett and I had a great discussion about the importance of “going inside” – finding out what truly matters to us as a first step on our path to financial wellbeing – then creating a plan and putting it into action. Thanks for having me on the show, Brett! ABOUT THE EPISODE Episode Details Here  ABOUT

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From last week’s Mindful Money Weekly, you remember that there are three measurable and controllable percentages that are absolutely critical to your long-term investment success. These are the three financial levers each of us can pull to alter our long-term financial outcomes for better or worse: Savings Rate: The percentage of your income you save.

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Shawn Yesner and I talk about the simple fact that most of us, myself included, spend time with serious debt problems – and that overcoming those problems begins with establishing a “No shame zone.” ABOUT SHAWN YESNER & THE CRUSHING DEBT PODCAST Yesner Law is a boutique real estate law firm in Tampa, Florida, that

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