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10 Jul 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Balance Your Career Risk with Investments for Success
Connecting Your Career With Your Financial Capital Part 3: Human Capital Risks and Expected Investment Rewards Last month we talked about how entrepreneurial and other...
3 Jul 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Invest in Your Own Financial Literacy
It’s a great tragedy that despite its obvious importance to everyone, our educational system almost totally ignores the field of finance and investments. This is...

26 Jun 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Connect Price and Expected Returns
It has been more than 50 years since the idea of stock prices containing all relevant information was put forth. Information might come in the...

20 Jun 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Do You Have a Full Line-Up in Investing?
Here at Cogent we try to keep the financial jargon to a minimum. But even where we may succeed, you’re likely to encounter references elsewhere...

12 Jun 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Attorneys: Wonder Why You Are Working So Hard?
We are continuing our series for attorneys and how they can overcome their unique financial challenges. Read about Challenge 1: Time is NOT on an attorney’s side. Read...

6 Jun 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
How Smart Investors Factor in Themselves as an Asset
Connecting Your Career with Your Financial Capital Part 2: Your Human Capital as an Investment Welcome back to our multipart series on how to balance...

22 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Paying for College: Take a Pragmatic Point of View
Part 3 of College Funding: How do you Finance a Dream? Last time we discussed how to speak with your child about choices you should...

16 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Attorneys: Not Every Risk is Worth Avoiding
Here we continue our series for attorneys and how they can overcome their unique financial challenges. Read about Challenge 1: Time is NOT on an attorney’s side. Read...

8 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Connect Your Career to Your Financial Capital
Part 1: What’s Your Human Capital Worth to You? Most of us spend plenty of time thinking about how much our wealth matters to us....

1 May 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
College Funding Factors: First Are Candid Family Conversations
Last week we talked about how families are seriously overdue for some candid, in-depth conversations about the costs and benefits of higher education. You can...

24 Apr 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Funding College: Have You Talked Through the Monumental Family Decision?
College Funding: How Do You Finance a Dream? Part I: It’s a Family Affair It’s no wonder that planning for their children’s educational aspirations is...

17 Apr 2018
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Attorneys: Overcome Your Financial Challenges
There are few professions that demand as much advanced education and on-the-job proficiency as that of the attorney. However, many attorneys remain at a disadvantage...