Similiar rules govern fitness and finance. Building systems instead of chasing intensity makes all the difference. The goal for both your body and finances is to make them anti-fragile systems. Growing stronger through controlled stress to avoid collapse under reckless intensity is the North Star for amplifying wealth and optimal health. As people age, they…

Inconvenience isn’t fatal. Market fears often exceed reality. Replacing facts with noise is an awful way to manage your money. In October of 1962, the world teetered on the brink of catastrophe. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a defining moment in the realm of absolute risk. Soviet nuclear missiles turned up in Cuba. The U.S….

Spend money to improve your life, not to make it look better to others. Too often in a world dominated by social media, visibility is mistaken for security. Rich-looking lives are often financially brittle. A month ago, a good-looking young guy popped into my Twitter feed. There was a video of him sitting on Santa’s…

Default to accountability. Self-awareness is the golden ticket to controlling your destiny. This tenet holds for both NFL management and retirement investors. The NY Giants just completed another godawful season, going 4-13. Amazingly, this was an improvement over the previous year’s 3-14 debacle. A combined two-year record of 7-27 led to wholesale fumigation of the…

Winter is here, and you should be happy. Getting the most from summer means surviving frost. It’s easy to take for granted 80-degree days if you dont suffer through some bone-chilling ones. The same principles apply to gardening, which is a metaphor for investing and life. This year, I decided to explore winter-sowing. When you…