Failure Is An Option
You may or may not know this about me, but I’m a huge movie buff. I love a good story, and the escape of a big screen blockbuster is one...
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Aug 12, 20226 min read
The Bear Market Playbook: Tax Loss Harvesting
Tax Loss Harvesting Video Transcript Welcome back to the video series called The Bear Market Playbook. And in this video, we’re going to...
Jul 20, 20228 min read
Dear Bear Market Investors
When I was a freshman in high school, I decided to play football with the 9th grade team. I’ll admit now that I was doing it for personal...
Apr 20, 20226 min read
Inflation, Inflation, Inflation
Inflation, Inflation, Inflation. It’s all that people in finance seem to be discussing these days. Like watching a car accident caught on...
Apr 15, 20225 min read
Why is Uncertainty so Hard for Investors?
Why Is Uncertainty So Hard? (transcript) Hey, everyone, it’s Michael here. Did you know that April is financial literacy month? You may...
Mar 23, 20226 min read
Why Should You Hire a Financial Advisor?
WHY Hire a Financial Advisor A lot of people go back and forth about whether or not they should hire a financial advisor. In this video,...
Mar 15, 202213 min read
Annuities: The Four-Letter Word of Finance
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to go headfirst into a topic that is extremely polarizing in the financial world–Annuities. In the...
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Ukraine: My Thoughts on Russia’s War with Ukraine
How I’m Feeling About Russia and Ukraine Video Transcript: Hey, everyone, I wanted to take a couple minutes before the weekend hit to...
Feb 23, 20229 min read
The Next 30 Years
“Let’s play old guys versus young guys,” I said to the group. I always like to watch the younger guys’ eyes light up when I utter this...
Dec 13, 20217 min read
Money Conversations: Part 2
As I shared in Part 1, I love doing impromptu Q&A sessions during my workshops on retirement or financial planning. Just like attendees...
Nov 22, 20216 min read
Money Conversations: Part 1
One of my favorite parts of financial workshops is the Q&A. A few years ago, I decided that I would avoid using powerpoint when giving a...
Jun 29, 202137 min read
Halftime 2021: An Interview with Steve Osterink Jr., CFA®,CFP®
HALFTIME 2021: A Discussion About the Economy and Markets For those who don’t wish to watch the full length interview, you can find an...
Feb 9, 202137 min read
A Conversation About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is once again dominating headlines and conversations, as the recent price of Bitcoin surpassed $40,000 for the first time. In an...
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Comfortably Uncomfortable
My first football practice in high school was nothing like a traditional football practice. There were no helmets or pads. No one was...
Oct 6, 20204 min read
The Peril of Market Timing
The coronavirus is still very much with us, as is much of the economic dislocation created by the resulting lockdowns. An interesting...
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Process Is Paramount
Over the holiday weekend, I took up an activity that I hadn’t done in years. I worked on a jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle, a 600-piece global...
Jun 12, 20187 min read
Dear Retirement Investor, What If You’re Wrong?
Over the last several weeks, it has been a whirlwind of headlines from the financial media. Despite some very encouraging fundamentals in...
Apr 19, 20176 min read
The Problem With Tomorrow
I read a great article recently that was attributed to Jim Rohn, where he stated, “The problem with waiting until tomorrow—to do...
Nov 23, 20165 min read
Trump is President-Elect…Now What?
Believe it or not, this will be my second crack at writing this article. After seeing the outrageous reactions that came from the...
Oct 27, 20168 min read
Trump Vs. Clinton on Taxes
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