Here we are, again, in the midst of market turbulence… As a reminder, the average annual peak-to-trough decline in the S&P 500 is nearly 15%. This means that every year the market drops at some point (from a high point to a low point within the year) by an average of 15% – some years

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Only 4% of Poor People Become Rich. Why is it so Hard for the Poor to Become Rich? | Why Doesn’t Advice Work? | Intelligence and Prejudice | The Folly of Certainty | What is the Best Performing Stock of All Time?

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Gallup’s 2024 Global Emotions Report | How To Think About Group Differences | No Hard Feelings | Intellectual Courage as the Scarcest Resource | All in One Place

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Investing can often feel like navigating a vast, unpredictable ocean. Markets rise and fall, news headlines shift sentiment, and even seasoned investors can find themselves questioning their decisions. In such a turbulent environment, finding a guiding principle can be invaluable. There was a book I read to my kids when they were young, Zen Shorts by Jon

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If you spend a little time on Mindful Money, you might get the sense that I recommend against hiring a financial advisor. And, while it is true in many cases, such as: It isn’t always true. The financial press covers the daily gyrations of economies, markets, and individual investments in a way that makes the

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