‘Tis the day after Christmas, and although I’m writing this before Christmas, I’ve been through enough Christmases to know how it feels to look around the chaotic living room and wonder “did I really need to buy All This Stuff?” (times 10 if you have children)
Who here has worked in the tech industry for more than a few months and not experienced some sort of physical discomfort? Well, keep reading anyways…’cause it’s coming.Continue reading
Are you early-to-mid-career with bigger career aspirations? Is it cold and dark (and maybe even rainy) where you live, too, and you’re looking for indoors entertainment? Well then, pull up the easy chair, heat up a mug of hot cocoa, and read these two recent books:Continue reading
“I’m not all that sure what they do. Or how to find them. Or how they work. Or how much they cost. Or how to choose one.”Continue reading
Last week I published a minimalist blog post the day after the presidential election giving the standard (and sensible) financial advisor advice: Continue reading
Emotions are running high today. I get it. Mine are, frankly, stratospheric. I will probably find myself rather useless today.Continue reading
You’re talented. You work hard. But do you find yourself underpaid, under-promoted, under-funded, or under-respected? Let me ask you: Have you been exercising your negotiation muscles?Continue reading
While in San Diego recently, I took an Uber ride. (On a disappointingly aborted trip to take a couple of awesome 93-year-old women out to lunch in La Jolla.)Continue reading
Shortly after I launched my firm, a woman I’d worked with in my past life reached out to me. She wanted to talk about how I might help her with some company stock (okay, a lot of company stock). And out of the gate, she asked, “So what’s your financial planning philosophy?”Continue reading
Shorter bathroom lines.Continue reading
I have a full roster of roles in my life as a mother: Keeper of cleanliness, provider of nourishment, principal cheerer-upper, fixer of boo-boos, birthday party planner, and organizer-in-chief. Some of these things I like to do, cooking principally, and others I do because they need to get done. Cleaning – I’m talking to you. Continue reading
Bernie Madoff. Hard-driving insurance salespeople. Mutual-fund salespeople in advisor’s clothing. There are plenty of reasons to distrust financial professionals. Continue reading