Today marks the beginning of National Estate Planning Awareness Week, which was created to help the public better understand this important area of financial wellness. Estate planning is a little different for everyone. While you are alive, the estate planning...
Are you an active or passive investor? This question gained prevalence in the last decade among investors and frequently invokes furious debate among financial professionals. The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Scorecard serves as a de facto measure of who’s...
What do you think is the most common problem people have in the process of building wealth? It’s nothing complicated, like developing an investment plan or determining the most tax efficient strategies to use in retirement (although knowing what you’re doing in both...
Your emergency fund can help you cover the cost of life’s unpleasant surprises like medical bills, car repairs, or even job loss. Without one, these unfortunate situations become even worse, as you could face some tough decisions when things don’t go according to...
My exploration of complex adaptive systems started with Per Bak’s infamous sandpile experiment, which captures all the essential characteristics of a complex adaptive system. With the sandpile example, we saw that you couldn’t only consider the individual grains of...
