Do we need professional advisors? Yes, more than ever. We may need different kinds of specialized advice at different times. And we will have to be thoughtful about what, who, and when we make the selections. Here some important criteria for choosing your professional advisors. You may want and need: A financial advisor. The term makes it sound like they…
Years ago, when my 4 older granddaughters were still young, I lived on the East Coast and they lived on the West. It worked for us, at least temporarily, as a great communication vehicle. Together we tried some pretty creative ways to stay connected. The blog below is actually a magazine column I wrote when my granddaughter, Laura, was about…
Reality checks on Speed Interviewing whether you’re 22 or 62. I recently sat at one of several company/employer-sponsored speed interviewing tables where rotating college students had a very brief time to distribute resumes, let us know who they were and ask questions of us. Sounds stressful but great doesn’t it? Or maybe not. What might make it not so great?…
My new web site is a demonstration of how I am living my professional life, wearing more than one hat and working with more than one client base. Times have changed. I like to think of myself as part of the leading wave. Many of us grew up at a time when one college major, one first job, one employer,…
….it depends on how you define The New Normal and what your discontinuous future holds in store for you. “The road that we’ve been on for such a long time, the so-called ‘new normal,’ is coming to an end, because it’s being eaten up by its own contradictions,” said Mohamed El-Erian, during an interview on Bloomberg TV. Mr. El-Erian is…
This week we have a guest blog from my friend, colleague and author of “Your Retirement, Your Way”, John Trauth Net Worth vs Self Worth: Anxieties in Spending Your Retirement Paycheck Congratulations! You saved diligently for your retirement for the last umpteen years. Whereas there were ups and downs in the markets and also in your investments, overall your money grew…
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