People hate paying taxes. The majority agree upon a few things in our polarized world, with a few exceptions. Despising taxes are one of those things. Like anything else, our perceptions shape our beliefs. Reality is often absent from the picture. Alabama football coach Nick Saban offers an outside-the-box opinion concerning certain forms of taxes….

Getting lost is stressful. The financial markets are unchartered territory—anxiety compounds when uncertainty rears its head. The same goes for becoming disorientated in the woods. Every year, some hikers enter the woods and never return. Refusing to change their mental model leads to panic. Deadly consequences result from unrealistic perceptions. Change isn’t acknowledged, and the…

Not all projections are evidence-based. Parenting is a case in point. Too many parents project their failed dreams onto their offspring. There are many reasons why childhood anxiety and depression rates are soaring. Along with Covid restrictions and social media FOMO, unrealistic parental demands are at or near the top of the list. Source Abbigail…

Comparing yourself to others is a loser’s game. There’s ALWAYS someone with more. Last week, my best friend and I competed in a Spartan Race at Boston’s Fenway Park. This hellscape consists of a 3.5-mile run along the stadium’s stairs and twenty “obstacles” interspersed along the way. These included rope climbs, wall vaults, monkey rings,…

A pricey estate attorney can’t bequeath this asset to your beneficiaries. Sometimes multi-millionaires are at a considerable disadvantage to the common folk. Your health impacts future generations. Simple exercise provides more lasting value than stocks and bonds. A recent landmark study turned up in The Washington Post. Based on research in mice, the findings suggest…