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...
The Market Beneath the Market—and the Power of Sleep & Light
Sometimes what matters most is hiding in plain sight. In this week’s Wealth Advisory, we look beyond the familiar S&P 500 and Nasdaq headlines to what’s happening underneath them. After years dominated by mega-cap growth and technology, value stocks, small caps,...
What AI and Olive Oil Have in Common · Productivity, Polyphenols & the Good Life
Greetings! Some of the best things in life work quietly in the background, compounding their benefits over time. That idea runs through this week’s Advice for the Good Life. In this week's Wealth Advisory, we look beyond the headlines surrounding artificial...
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...
Don’t Wait for Perfect: Markets, Money & Making the Most of Summer
Greetings! Summer has a way of reminding us that some of the best things in life—and investing—come from knowing when to act and when to simply stay the course. In this week’s Wealth Advisory, we begin with markets, where stocks are once again setting records even as...
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...
