Great conversation with my new friend, Dave Pamah. We grabbed every “third rail” of communication we could – politics, religion, and money – and we held on tight to the end. Thanks Dave. ABOUT THE DAVE PAMAH SHOW The Dave Pamah show seeks to revive, restore, awaken and reform your innermost capabilities. Dave connects you

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As a goal-focused planning-oriented advisor, this is not my circus. But I’ve received more than a few questions. Over the full arc of this trade some will win and some will lose, and there will be a lot of blame and a lot of questions of legality and ethics. Avoiding this craziness is the main

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You may recall from prior years that our January letter is longer than other quarters because it includes the annual restatement of our Guiding Principles before we talk about lessons learned or make observations about our current environment. GUIDING PRINCIPLES: We are goal-focused and planning-driven. We exist within a culture of personal finance that is

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Late into the day on December 21, Congress finally passed a much anticipated (and arguably long-overdue) second stimulus package. Signed by the President on December 27, the new stimulus package has already begun affecting Americans as we ring in the new year. I knew it happened when I received an email from a client on

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Team Mindful Money discusses the slowdown of market improvements, unemployment claims, current budget deficit, pending stimulus, possible double-dip recession and spike in new business starts — as well as the lessons learned by 2020 financial predictions. ► Bloomberg 2020 Predictions Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-investment-outlooks/

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Inflation is a reality in all economies, and it generally occurs for one of two reasons. These are known as “cost-push,” or “demand-pull.” Good businesses and companies that want to retain their employees have to insulate them, to some degree, against the falling value of a dollar. This is often referred to as a cost-of-living-adjustment

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Team Mindful Money discusses societal trends and high-frequency economic data in light of the 2020 election, vaccine availability, and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal, and the potential impacts on our economy and investments.

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The financial industry is dominated by a “beat-the-market” attitude that infects everyone, but is ineffective. Being mindful will lead to far better investment experiences and outcomes and less financial anxiety. Education Over Headlines 2020 brought the advent of the worst global public health crisis in a century. In response, the world locked down, putting its

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During his run for President, Joe Biden released a 110-page document to shed more light on his economic plan.  I wanted to explore what the implications might be on your retirement. I’m not making any assumptions, but given that Trump’s re-election would yield more of the same chaos, I wanted to imagine what the next

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