The First Financial Planning Test for Millennials: Coronavirus and Economic Chaos
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the global economy, and many of us have no reference point with which to gauge its severity and long-term impact....
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the global economy, and many of us have no reference point with which to gauge its severity and long-term impact....
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Americans have long been among the most financially generous people in the world, a virtue that has been very evident to me in the nearly three decades I’ve been working with clients as a financial advisor. Many of my clients have created big-hearted bequests in their wills in the hopes of using t...
Updated July 6, 2022 A firm the size of TCI’s remaining independent is becoming rare as mergers and acquisitions become increasingly prevalent in our industry. As the financial industry continues to change, TCI celebrates its steadfast and uncompromising commitment to our clients and inde...
Shoulder to shoulder with eight of the most competitive athletes in the sport, I sat astride my bike at the starting line on a raw December day in Lexington, KY, waiting for the gunshot that would unleash this testosterone-fueled tornado. Behind me was a crush of eighty or so cyclists, waiting for t...
Updated August 16, 2022 During a meeting a few years ago, I posed a delicate question to a client in his 80s. The client, an artist, lived alone in a home full of treasures, but the house was getting difficult to maintain. “Would you consider downsizing?” I gently asked Jim Howard. Downsizing is...
Updated: June 27, 2022 The heat and humidity are starting to settle in and that means one thing in Southern Arizona, people are finding their way out of town. Some will go for a few quick trips but many may be gone the whole summer. As an advisor, I enjoy hearing about summer plans from […]...
Imagine a person who always, in every circumstance, makes rational decisions with his money. He saves when he ought to and spends exactly as he should spend, in order to maximize the “utility” of whatever wealth he happens to possess. He defers gratification with ease. When he invests, he ...