Life & Planning

If you knew that you had one day left to live, would you spend the day with your lawyers, or would you enjoy your final hours doing the things you…

Markets have been hitting some very positive milestones lately, but it’s not clear that we’re in a bull market yet. 1 Is the bear market actually over?Are the bulls back or…

What is often said to a person who appears lost? Nothing, other than, “Are you lost?” The person is left with few options. Saying “yes” requires admission of something that…

A new deal finally put the debt ceiling issue to rest (for now, anyway), and stocks are rallying. Are we on the brink of a new bull market? We might…

Politicians are creating more drama than Hollywood over the federal debt ceiling.Let’s recap what we know with some educated speculation about what could happen next.[Scroll down to the bottom for…

magine there are 100 miles between you and a goal. A place you want to get to. But the land in between is chock full of canyons, crevasses, and crumbling…

Markets are doing their thing again, so let’s discuss.Markets tumbled, heading into negative territory, and then bounced back. And then promptly fell again. 1We’re caught in a whipsaw pattern of uncertainty.Is…

For centuries there were families that hung in the balance awaiting the king to choose which heir would be the successor. All too often the choice of successor was whispered…

What’s some good news from your life?It doesn’t have to be big news. Have you had a really good meal with loved ones?Celebrated a milestone?Read a really good book?I ask…

Sci-fi book series and movies franchises have always remained popular. According to story lines like the ones featured in The Hunger Games and Divergent series, one day we’ll all be…