Despite global supply chain problems that have caused periodic product shortages and contributed to a surge in inflation, most of us do not really understand the extent to which the world is connected. Do you know that an iPhone contains more than 1,600...
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Business school students get a heavy dose of quantitative training that naturally results in the widespread use in our field of higher mathematics and sophisticated models. While these tools can certainly be helpful, I have come to believe that human behavior and psychology...
Monetary authorities and investors have created a fascinating situation in which real or after-inflation interest rates are at record negative levels. With the 10 year US Treasury yield at 1.45% and trailing one year inflation of 6.2%, the real return would be negative...
For working Americans, their IRA may be one of their largest assets. It is also one of the most complicated and tax sensitive assets to own for estate planning and wealth transfer purposes. However, with careful planning and consideration of appropriate beneficiary designations,...
Becoming a grandparent is exciting and provides unique perspectives as you participate in your children’s and grandchildren’s lives in new and different ways. Having endured the early years of parenthood yourself, you understand the challenges parents can face – from sleepless nights with...
I recently had occasion to review the thirty blog posts and white papers that I have written over the past couple of years. This exercise afforded me an unusual moment of clarity in which I was able to connect a number of dots....