3.9% The latest employment numbers were worse than expected… but that didn’t stop the aggregate unemployment numbers from falling below 4% for the first time since the beginning the pandemic. And the year just past, we saw almost 6.5 million jobs created – the most jobs ever created in a single year. From the BLS

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Insights from “The Matter with Things” So you think you know a thing or two about the brain hemispheres? Think again. This is a “book review” of an insanely long book I’m about to read. If you’d care to join me and would like to go slow,

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2021 saw more than its share of major headlines. I’ve read probably 10 “Best of 2021″ headline lists, and I’d like to add my own effort – with a little different spin. Here are a seven 2021 headline highlights that shouldn’t have been… A mob stormed the capitol to overturn a presidential election, but had little

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Why Paul Simon? The story of a great song-writer told by a great story-teller. Dodging the Diderot Effect It’s OK to spend on stuff, so long as it is the right stuff for you and so long as you know the limits. Hugging the X-Axis The process

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Bob and I had a great conversation about what gets in the way of our personal growth (and financial success) and how mindfulness can help us reach better outcomes. Skip to: [3:45] Staying focused on what’s important to you. [6:31] “The thing you don’t have is the thing you covet” [10:19] The desire to be

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Wesley and I talk about two things that are always true about personal finance. And, we discuss the difference between wealth and mindful wealth. We have a tendency, upon attaining wealth, to seek to protect it and keep it (this can make a lot of sense when resources are scarce). Sometimes this ends in separating

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During times of extreme stress (like the almost 2 years of COVID), we begin to fatigue and our decision making isn’t quite as sound. Schwab explores behavioral wealth advice in their BeFi Barometer. Here are the results of their 2021 Survey and a link to the more in-depth Cerulli whitepaper on the topic.

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Thanks for the conversation Alpesh — happy to be on the Wealth Matters podcast. You took us a lot of places, including the always interesting question: “How do you work with engineers?” SKIP TO: (00:02 – 2:27) Opening Segment – Introduction of the host into the show – Alpesh introduces the guest of the show,

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Michael asks about my background, the book, and financial mythology before we dig into how we can help more people be more successful. Thanks for having me on, Michael. ABOUT MICHAEL WHITEHOUSE & THE GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY PODCAST Michael Whitehouse is a coach, author, motivational speaker, and networker. With over 18 years of

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