I had a good friend who lived to be 95 years old. Over the course of his final year, he constantly talked about his and his late wife’s 75th wedding anniversary approaching at the end of spring. He wanted to celebrate their life together one more time. Late one April...
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How a Norwegian Explorer Helps Us Make Investment Decisions
The year is 1911. Two famous explorers are planning expeditions to be the first to reach the South Pole: Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, and Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman. In her book “A First Rate Tragedy,” Diana Preston details how Scott spent more money and made...
Four Facts for April 13: Stimulus and more
Three Reasons We See a Swift Recovery
Don’t look down. My favorite hobby is mountain biking. I love getting on a trail with my favorite podcast or audio book and lose myself in the woods. This past weekend I was peddling in the Carlton Reserve when I came to a man-made, dam-like structure. There is an...
Hello Covid, Buy-Buy Covid
The 11-year bull market was officially ended by the coronavirus yesterday. Virtually everyone invested in the U.S. and global markets lost value in their portfolios. The global situation is evolving rapidly since we communicated our approach to the coronavirus just...