Contentment is the new black. Don’t look on Instagram. It’s not trending on Twitter. You won’t find it on someone’s Facebook story. It’s hard balancing need with greed. Too many of us are failing at this essential task. Do you want to increase your Wealth I.Q.? Start by enjoying what you already have. There’s the…

Relying on an athletic scholarship is a dangerous way of financing college. While athletic scholarships sound sexy and exciting, the reality is undeniable. Only 2% of graduating high school athletes earn these awards annually. This number is the antithesis of many parents’ expectations. The disconnect has far-reaching consequences. Some parents sign their kids up for…

Despite what you think, time isn’t your most valuable asset. Attention supersedes all. You’re as free as your attention span permits. For example, living to a hundred doesn’t guarantee happiness. Focusing on every perceived slight, both real and imagined, wastes precious attentional bandwidth. Plotting revenge on your enemies plunders the cash flow of attention. It’s…

Certainty is no indication of truth. The mind has no shame. Financial delusions run rampant amongst investors. Why does this happen? How is this behavior unhelpful? What can we do about it? Realize conductors aren’t running the show. If there were, they would be driving the local to Crazyville. Our minds are much more like…

College rankings aren’t what they appear. This isn’t saying, top-ranked schools don’t provide great education and terrific networking experiences leading to well-paying jobs. These facts are indisputable. The question becomes at what price do the select few benefit to the detriment of everybody else. The U.S. News Best Colleges rankings possess unhealthy monopoly-like power over…