Imagine: you give a teenager access to car keys when they have never driven a car or taken Driver’s Education. You simply tell them to drive carefully and you hope for the best. That would be setting them up for failure, and yet, we do this every day with personal finance. The stakes might not…
Dina Isola
Same Old Song
Our son considered his course options for next year. His dilemma was how to meet the visual arts requirement; art classes interest him like watching paint peel. We suggested a digital photography class. “I hear it’s a lot of work!” he said, “It’s not easy, you have to know about camera settings – you…
Stealing the Golden Years
My Dad, Anthony Grasso – 1991 We sat on the other side of the doctor’s desk. My father was wedged between my mother and me, just in case he tried to make a break for it. It turns out, I was the one who wanted to run. The doctor started off in a light,…
A PhD in Education Does Not a Savvy Investor Make
Intelligence is no Match for Ignorance
Advising from the Heart
Matters of the Heart