Wealth and Happiness 

February 17, 2025

A recent report from Harvard Business School (“The Happiness of Millionaires”) explored how wealth impacts happiness. The report looked at information relating more than four thousand millionaires across two extensive studies. The researchers addressed two questions: The findings offer insights…

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The American Dream

February 10, 2025

I just returned from a trip to San Francisco, where I took a ride in a Waymo for the first time! For those of you unfamiliar with Waymo, these are driverless taxis. It was an incredible experience! As someone who…

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2025 Tax and Retirement Changes: What You Need to Know

February 3, 2025

As 2025 gets underway, there are several key changes in tax and retirement regulations to know. Here’s an overview of the most interesting. Retirement Contributions The contribution limits for qualified retirement plans, including 401(k)s and 403(b)s, have increased by $500,…

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Predicting the Future

January 27, 2025

Would you like an extremely well-paid job for making forecasts that nobody seems to expect to be correct? Such jobs must exist because every year, major banks and brokerage houses produce ‘target ranges’ for the performance of the S&P index…

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Is the Private Equity Environment Improving?

January 21, 2025

Private equity managers have recently faced a challenging exit environment for the businesses held in their funds. Inflation, higher interest rates, and economic uncertainty have created headwinds, which have slowed exits and prolonged any release of liquidity for investors. Some…

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