“Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.” Ambrose Bierce Have You Created An Estate Plan? Most of us want to avoid litigation, especially over an estate. Having a plan helps you do that. The best … Read More
“Bear in mind the wonderful things you learn in schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one … Read More
Congratulations, Graduate! Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Mark Twain College graduation season is one of my favorite times of the year, and I don’t even have a … Read More
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left us with a rich legacy in his shortened life. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to him. The struggle to attain racial equality through King’s civil rights movement is well known. What is … Read More
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein This year has been extraordinary and challenging. The coronavirus has been a … Read More
“I want to leave my children enough they can do anything, but not so much that they do nothing.” Warren Buffett The coronavirus outbreak has raised fears even among the ordinarily fearless. It is a health crisis of enormous proportions … Read More
Each year I read Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders upon its release. For many reasons, I do so as a shareholder, an investor, a former equity analyst, and a professor. Teaching finance to college … Read More
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” William Shakespeare The year 2020 is almost here. It’s time to plan our New Year’s resolutions. You don’t need New Year’s to do financial planning, however, the … Read More
“The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.” Benjamin Graham  “The stock market is a device to transfer money from the impatient to the patient.” Warren Buffett The financial markets are always … Read More
Increasingly, our lives are becoming digitized. As a result, a bigger proportion of our net worth may be in our digital assets. Yet most of us don’t prepare wills (only 44% do) and if we do, we may not fully … Read More
“It’s the job that’s never started that takes the longest to finish.” J.R.R. Tolkien I have been putting off writing this article for no apparent reason. And I am not even the procrastinator in our home. My husband is! Procrastination … Read More