What We Can Control—and What We Can’t

Greetings! There’s no shortage of things to worry about these days. Interest rates. Oil prices. Elections. AI. Our health. Our families. Our futures. Which makes this week’s Parting Thought especially timely: “Worry is a misuse of your imagination.” I love that. Not...

7% Mortgages, Better Brains & a Wiser Life

Greetings! Some things in life are stubbornly beyond our control. Mortgage rates, for example. Others—thankfully—are much closer to home. This week’s Advice for the Good Life is really about knowing the difference. In Wealth Advisory, we take a look at what happens...

Playing the Long Game: Money, Memory & Legacy

Greetings! This week’s Advice for the Good Life is about playing the long game—with our money, our health, and even the generations that come after us. In today's Wealth Advisory, we take on the Fed’s latest rate hike—and, more importantly, what it actually means for...

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...