Mindful Money Blog

The boring approach to investing means more peace of mind and less stress. Isn’t this what you wanted to begin with?

Rather than looking at where we are and seeing how many things are wrong (which, of course, is a totally reasonable choice - many things ARE wrong), let's instead look at where we are and see how incredibly far we have come... if only for a moment.

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.

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 our economy and investments.

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.

In this interview we talked about the challenges of our reactions to what is going on in the world, and how practicing non-reaction (mindfulness) is key to alleviating the massive amount of problems those reactions can create for us both in our personal and financial lives.

In this interview, we talked a lot about what our culture gets wrong about financial planning, the best way to approach investments, and rethinking our definitions of success.

At some point, you may wonder whether it may be time to hire a financial advisor. Then, in the very next moment, you may wonder if it’s worth the cost. If this is a question you have found yourself asking, then keep reading while we do our best to answer it.