I’m regularly called upon to talk about personal finance and wealth management, but I rarely have the opportunity to discuss “angel” investing. I have done it, primarily investing in people I know, but I wouldn’t say I’m an expert. I enjoyed talking with Hall about seed deals and the challenges involved. We also discussed my

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One week before the end of the first quarter, March 23rd, marked the 1-year anniversary of the pandemic’s bear market low. The low closing price of the iShares MSCI All-Country World Index (ACWI) ETF was 54.33 at that time. On March 31st, 2021 it stood at 95.15 – a gain of over 75% (not including

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It’s also National Canine Fitness, National Fresh Celery, and International Guitar Month (among so many other designations), but let’s not get distracted. What is financial literacy? In 2008, the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy defined financial literacy as “the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of

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There is a lot of talk about financial literacy in America these days, and for good reason. According to the 2018 National Financial Capability Study, Americans are struggling: The divide between the struggling and the prosperous is widening. 53% of Americans report feeling anxious about finances. 42% have been late on a student loan payment;

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Thanks AJ. I love how you pull on different threads and how we don’t have to agree on everything to have a great conversation. BTW – I had no idea that we talked for an hour. My highlight, “You have a choice: you can protect your currency or you can protect your money.” At some

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My son, Eli, gave his mom a meme subscription for her B-day. His promise was simple; he would scour the Internet and send her a meme each day for the entire year. I think it lasted 3 weeks before he missed the first day and then it slowly crumbled from there. Eli quickly discovered that

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Great questions Taylor. It’s a nice illusion that we have about ourselves – that we gather all the relevant data and weigh and measure before we make rational decisions. In truth, our cognitive and emotional biases make most of the decisions for us. “Mindfulness” can give us a path around the biases. Mindfulness can be

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Money can be a touchy topic for many people and can even induce anxiety and fears. Many people avoid planning their finances because they believe it will be too difficult. Today in our Mindful Money talk, we interviewed David Glotzer who provided some helpful advice about financial planning and overcoming fear. Continue reading to learn

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Most of my interviews stick to wealth building or investing in general. Thanks Gresh for inviting me to talk about leadership. “Being a CEO” is still new to me. I’m making the transition from being a guy who has a financial planning practice, to running a business that I hope (and believe) will thrive beyond

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