gamestop and How Small investors win
The last two weeks saw an amazing confluence of forces that created a financial story that shook the nation. We saw the power of social media in the form of …
Bad actors and your money
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deedsToo much corruption, and crime in the streetsIt’s time the long arm of the law put a few more in the groundSend ’em …
YOLO, Tolkien and Wealth
Canadian rapper Drake is credited with popularizing the term “YOLO,” an acronym for “you only live once.” It’s meant to inspire people to throw caution to the wind and seek …
Bitcoin, tesla and FOMO
I’ve been hit with one of the greatest fears in managing money lately. It’s called FOMO, or “fear of missing out.” And if you pay attention to financial news, you …
the case for children
I hit the “Pay Now” button this week on what I believe will be the last of 20-years of paying college tuition bills! Whew! Five kids, four years of college …
BEst reads in 2020
Not everything about 2020 has been bad. As I look back on this year of self-quarantine madness, I see that I was able to get in more reading of quality …
Baseball, Poker and Investing
I would love to go back to the days when baseball analytics were only as sophisticated as Yogi Berra who said, “Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” …
Never waste a pandemic
“It was the most stressful time of my career, but also the most rewarding!” I’ve heard this comment, or some version of it, from many bankers over the past few …
How to Lend a Helping Hand
The joy of lending a helping hand to someone can be unexpected. The other day I got an email from an old friend who had gone through a personal finance …
The Jedi view of money and the dark side
“Capitalism might be the root of our racial problem in this country,” said the lady on the phone a couple of weeks ago. She was leading a diversity training program …