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New York City, September 2023

September 11, 2023

9/11/2023 The City That Never Sleeps always has something happening. September is no exception. The first two weeks of the month provided a myriad of high-profile events in sports, entertainment, and fashion. Let’s start with sports, and specifically tennis. The…

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Decisions, decisions…

September 5, 2023

September 05, 2023 Financial counseling, like life in general, involves a lot of decision-making. And making good decisions is critical for long-term success. You could argue that our true “net worth” as individuals is nothing more than an aggregation of…

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Make Cash Pay Its Way

August 28, 2023

8/28/2023 For the first time in decades, cash yields are close to the earnings yield of the U.S. stock market. Both are currently about 5%. Historically, earnings yields of equities have been meaningfully higher than those of cash. That makes…

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The China Syndrome

August 21, 2023

8/21/2023 A popular ploy in the playbook of politicians is taking credit for success that has nothing to do with them while blaming others when things go wrong. In a democracy, this can be addressed simply by voting the blowhards…

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Reining in Crypto

August 14, 2023

This year has already been a rollercoaster for cryptocurrency. Regulators and lawmakers don’t seem amused. In January, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to two counts of wire fraud and six counts of conspiracy.…

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