4 tips to survive divorce as an entrepreneur
Corrected as of May 11, 2015. Original draft blog was inadvertently published April 29, 2015. Divorce is never easy and...
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Big Data Must Die
On our annual ski trip, we decided to ride the California Zephyr, which cuts an unimaginable path through the Rockies....
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How much will my 401(k) pay per month?
I have written about retirement before, even arguing “Don’t save for retirement” at times to make the point that...
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How many millionaires in Georgia?
The list below (Source: WSJ / Phoenix Marketing International) shows the number of households with at least $1 million...
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Looking for Investment Advice?
A policeman sees a drunk searching for something under a streetlight and asks what he has lost. The man answers he has...
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Financial Planning for Entrepreneurs – Different, Not Difficult
I am not sure how I convinced Scarlett to give the financial planning process one more chance. Her experience with...
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Solving the Mystery of Lifestyle Cash Flow
Lifestyle Cash Flow is the linchpin of your Point of Independence. Yet when I ask, “How much after-tax cash flow does...
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The cost of changing the taillight bulb
I was trying to change the taillight bulb in my car this weekend and realized that the head of the screw matched...
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What financial planners can learn from snipers
Crosshairs are only good up close. The longer the shot, the more likely the wind will move your shot off target. And...
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Are You A Freak?
Matthias Schlitte is probably a name that does not sit on the tip on anyone’s tongue. That is, unless you are a...
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One Prisoner, One Rope…
A prisoner serving a life sentence desperately wants to escape. A simple sunrise is torture. But then one morning he...
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Which would you choose: Thirst or Hunger?
If you were stranded on a desert island for two weeks with the choice of food or water, which would you pick? ...
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Avoiding Average
For the typical financial plan to be successful, you have to be average. Your level of...
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How could a mother have no instincts?
What would you think about a mother who failed to protect her newborn child 99% of the time? Would you even call her a...
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What Matters Most
Everything can matter, but everything can’t matter most. In the 1950’s, large US defense projects required a...
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