Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Americans Are Terrible at Taking Vacations. Why Are U.S. Workers So Bad at Taking Time Off?   Even those who have vacation time use it sparingly. Life is short, we need to get serious about R&R. The Best of Times   The joys of running a small

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Thanks Clint. That was a great conversation on so many levels. I’ve never been asked to equate the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha as support structures in a spiritual life with support elements in the life of personal finance. Also, I really enjoyed seeing the Twitter thread based on our conversation – my first. ABOUT THE EPISODE

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We know – vividly – what has already happened. We can never know what will come next. The humble recognition of this truth should be the foundation of any long-term investment philosophy. The question is, “Given that we cannot know what comes next, how should we invest?” From a micro level, when a company knows

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Neuroscientist: How Caffeine Works and What It Does to Your Body (Video)   Why I love coffee. (I have no idea how true any of this is, but it feels true). Closing Down the Billionaire Factory   The world of private equity is a parasite on the

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Happy to reconnect with an old acquaintance and go deeper personally. I was introduced to the Million Mask Movement when Ashanti came to our kids’ middle school to give a presentation about the masks that boys wear on the playground. It resonated and I was super excited to be invited to his podcast, Taking Off

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Last week I talked about account minimums in financial services. My stated concern was that 80-85% of the US population doesn’t have enough assets to qualify for most advisors’ $500,000 minimum. They either do it themselves or work with commissioned sales people. They don’t have access to independent, objective advice from a qualified fiduciary to

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web On Sarcasm   I was a caustically sarcastic teenager. I made the decision to be nicer in college and dropped sarcasm. Now, people act like I just don’t get it when I don’t appreciate sarcasm. Anyone else? Misinformation Is Here To Stay (And That’s OK)   Not

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There is a lot of negative news out there right now. Inflation is the worst it has been in 4 decades, there may be a recession around the corner (we may just be waiting for the National Bureau of Economic Research to verify what the 2 quarters of negative GDP has already told us), supply

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