Don’t Let Big Headlines Derail Small Wins

Greetings! As summer begins its slow surrender to fall, this week’s Advice for the Good Life is about something deceptively simple: keeping things in perspective. In this week’s Wealth Advisory, we tackle some decidedly big numbers—tariff refunds, a widening federal...

Politics, Portfolios & What’s on Your Plate

Greetings! Election season is heating up, and if history is any guide, so will the rhetoric. But while elections matter greatly to us as citizens, they’ve historically mattered far less to long-term investment outcomes than the economy, earnings, inflation, and...

What July’s Markets—and the Blue Zones—Can Teach Us

Greetings! August has a way of sharpening our focus. Summer begins to give way to new routines, markets continue to test investors' resolve, and many of us find ourselves asking whether we're spending our time, energy, and resources on what matters most. This week's...

The Good Life Is Built, Not Bought

Greetings! This week's Advice for the Good Life reminds us that opportunity often lies beyond today's headlines. In this week's Wealth Advisory, we examine why rising interest rates and real yields matter—and how they may shape investment decisions and resilient...

The Brains Behind the Boom—Artificial and Otherwise

Greetings! The future may be powered by artificial intelligence, but it still depends on very human intelligence to navigate it well. In today’s Advice for the Good Life, we look beneath the surface of the AI boom—beyond the chatbots and headline-grabbing technology...

Cash, Inflation & Your Most Important Asset

Welcome to another edition of Advice for the Good Life. Each week, these missives have a simple purpose: to help you live a little happier, healthier, wealthier, and wiser by offering perspective and practical ideas about the things that matter most. Today, we begin...

Mid-Year Lessons: Staying Invested, Staying Curious

Greetings! Welcome to this week’s Advice for the Good Life. This newsletter is about helping you live well today while preparing wisely for tomorrow—because a good life is about more than investment returns or a number on a balance sheet. On the wealth side, we work...