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Strategic Networking for Attorneys: Solve Your 3 Biggest Challenges
In a past piece, “Attorneys Aren’t Omnipotent,” we talked about how even super-hero attorneys can benefit from effective networking. That said, not just any old...
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Building Wealth as a Busy Professional
As a busy, thriving professional, your life is going at a breakneck pace. At the same time, you want to build wealth for the future....
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Are Your Politics Affecting Your Investment Results?
The fourth quarter of 2018 was a pretty miserable one for investors, with the S&P 500 Index losing 13.5%. And it was looking a lot...
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Attorneys: You Think Differently
What’s the worst that could happen? Your average person doesn’t worry so much about this question. Lucky them! As an attorney, you probably live by...
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Getting to the Point of a Point
A quick online search for “Dow rallies 500 points” yields a cascade of news stories with similar titles, as does a similar search for “Dow...
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Do Surprises Really Move Markets?
French economist Louis Bachelier long ago remarked: “Clearly the price considered most likely by the market is the true current price: if the market judged...
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What Does it Mean to Have Enough in Retirement?
Your financial future depends on you. There is an irony at the heart of personal finance, financial planning, and the whole process of wealth management....
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Attorneys Aren’t Stupid
Last month, we covered how attorneys aren’t omnipotent, at least not all by themselves. At work and for your wealth, effective networking and team power...
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2018 Year in Review: Objectivity by Dimensional Fund Advisors
If there’s one thing Dimensional Fund Advisors is unlikely to ever be accused of, it’s having a flair for the dramatic. Then again, that’s why...
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Get Your Own Financial Prescription
As much as I value the unfettered access to information the internet provides, I recognize the potential harm that too much information can cause. Take,...
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An Homage to John “Jack” Bogle
On January 16th, Vanguard founder John “Jack” Bogle, passed away at age 89 in his Bryn Mawr home. In my own pursuit to develop a...
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Attorneys Aren’t Omnipotent (and That’s Okay)
If you’re a thriving attorney, you may be the most powerful person on the planet when it comes to litigating or defending against malpractice suits,...