The college admissions process is a meat grinder. The lack of transparency in pricing is borderline criminal. Imagine making a family purchase second only to your home with little or no information on the final cost? School guidance counselors aren’t required to take any courses on paying for college. The Certified Financial planner curriculum contains…

“The bittersweet side of appreciating life’s most precious moments is the unbearable awareness that those moments are passing.” Marc Parent Retirement is a colossal bittersweet symphony. Milestones are a fire hose of conflicting emotions. Like the late great Amy Winehouse’s honey crack voice, sweet like honey but on the verge of cracking, the end of accomplishment…

If a person bragging about market conquests is the Life of the party, find a new party. Financial small talk is ponderous. Exercising on a hedonic treadmill gets you nowhere fast. Healthy movement increases energy. Chasing the Joneses depletes it. Focusing too much on possessions, portfolios, and the like obliterate zest. How do we reinvigorate…

Sometimes winning equates to losing. Case in point, the dying sport of Major League Baseball. The season’s too long. Young people find it tedious. They’re a myriad of reasons why the NBA and NFL have eclipsed baseball. The numbers never lie. Source: FdB The decline in World Series viewership curdles the blood of league officials….

Where can you find the best financial advice? Ask the dead. Exit Poltergeists, enter the Lindy Effect. The Lindy Effect is the idea that the older something is, the longer it’s likely to be around in the future. Nassim Taleb gets it. “If a book has been in print for forty years, I can expect…