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...
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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 ...
There’s a battle raging in my household right now about which word my two-year old son will say more often through 2017: No or Mine. “No” was the clear leader for the first few months of the year, but “mine” is making an epic comeback as my son claims possession of nearly everything (his b...
By Sam Swift, CFA, CFP® Every once in a while it’s helpful to check in on the markets; not as a way to predict the future but as a way to better understand what we all are investing in. After all, though we don’t have control over market returns throughout our life it still matters […]...
By Lori Booth-Houle, CPA, CFP® Let’s face it—science isn’t always sexy. After all, when was the last time you heard of someone binge-watching the “NOVA” TV series on PBS? Sometimes our brains just want the sizzle, rather than the science. And I’ll admit that when I’m waiting i...
High in the foothills of the Pyrenees, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Pont is alive with purpose. Backpackers of all ages, holding their pilgrim’s passports, fill the streets. By tradition, this medieval village is a starting point for the Way of St. James, a 500-mile sacred route across northern Spain. For o...
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