Here’s a powerful essay in Stanford Medicine by Paul Kalanithi. Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon who died three days ago from metastic lung cancer. But he left a beautiful series of [ … ]
Category: Life & Stuff
The Only Basic Financial Advice You’ll Ever Need
If there’s one thing I am most proud of it’s that I became 100% financially independent (meaning I relied on no other entity or person for income or financial assistance) before [ … ]
Three Things I Think I Learned in 2014
Every year in this business is a time for learning and development. That’s the best part of being involved in the financial markets. They are so dynamic that you never [ … ]
Happiness is Somewhere Between Having Too Much and Having Too Little
I can’t remember where I first saw the quote in the title of this post, but it left a lasting impression on my outlook on life. The concept of “happiness” [ … ]
Is Wealth and Income Inequality Inevitable in a Capitalist System?
Good question here from the forum today: “Is wealth and income inequality inevitable in a capitalist system?” I discuss this a bit in my new book, which, in my opinion, [ … ]
GDP Isn’t Designed to Measure Happiness
There’s been a movement in recent years to try to calculate what matters most to a country so we can provide an index of overall happiness. Being able to put [ … ]
The Scale of Monetary Happiness
Does money really buy you happiness?
What A Half Ironman Taught me About Investing
I did the Vineman Half Ironman this past weekend in northern California. It’s a beautiful race that takes you through the vineyards outside Napa during a 1.2 mile swim, [ … ]
Off Topic – Let’s Talk About Sports
It’s Friday, the markets are rising (what else is new) and there’s not a lot of interesting things to talk about so let’s talk about something else – sports.