NEWSLETTERS

Why This World Cup Feels Bigger Than Sports

Even if soccer isn't your thing, it is hard not to notice the excitement surrounding the World Cup. Traditionally, Americans have been skeptical of soccer compared with football or basketball because it's not as high scoring, the pace seems slower, and a lot of...

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Your “Once in a Lifetime” Summer

When The Talking Heads released Once in a Lifetime in 1980, the world backdrop was anything but calm. Inflation was high, recession fears were real, and uncertainty seemed to be everywhere. More than four decades later, the feeling is familiar — and it has us singing,...

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On Uncertainty, Extremes, and Perspective

One easy way to spot AI in writing is through something called contrastive framing: it's not x, it's y. For example, "It's not me, it's you." That formula can force ideas into opposition, and lately it mirrors the way many people are discussing world events. More and...

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The Best Investment You May Be Neglecting

We spend a lot of time talking about growing your portfolio, but one of your most valuable assets won’t show up on a statement: your social network. Friendship, community, and connection are worth investing in—sometimes even more than your portfolio. Why? Because just...

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Some Surprisingly Super Financial News

For all the headlines telling us people are burned out, overspending, under-saving, distracted, anxious, and financially behind… there's actually some good news emerging underneath the surface. Last week, reports showed that the number of Americans with "super prime"...

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Living Longer Is Easy. Affording It Can Be The Harder Part

We're living longer than any previous generation. The real measure, though, has never been the length of a life but the quality of it. And that raises a question that doesn't get asked often enough: is your financial life structured to support the kind of life you...

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