By: Laura Walton AFC® has fallen 10% in the last week as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The news is better this morning; the market opened up 300+ points. This is what we should expect from the market – volatility – but volatility can be hard to watch when it affects your investments.…
By: Laura Walton AFC® James Montier, a respected global economist, took a break from the world of finance to look at happiness. He condensed the results of his study of studies into a list of ten ways to improve happiness… They are, in no particular order… 1) Don’t equate happiness with money. People adapt to income…
By: Laura Walton AFC® The headline: “A 308-pound NFL player explains why he drives a comically small used car that cost him $9000”. We’ve heard the stories of pro-players who, despite huge signing bonuses and salaries, go broke in short order once their career ends…this photo tells the anti-story. John Urschel is an unusual guy…
By: Laura Walton AFC® Why do successful people and organizations sometimes fail and what does that have to do with financial success? Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, discussed what drives us from success to failure in his Harvard Business Review blog. His concepts apply equally to our financial lives and suggest ways to stay…