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Open Your Statements
I overheard at a gathering recently – “I don’t open my statements, it scares me. I just don’t want to know what my portfolio is doing with these market swings”. What can you do to move from
Continue readingWhat Rings Your Financial Bell?
I hear the familiar sound across the street from my office indicating that the kids are settled into their desks for a day of learning. School is once again in session. 200 feet away, a piercing clang
Continue readingThe Toxic Sludge of Financial Attitudes
As we drove from Silverton to Durango we paralleled the puss-yellow slime that was oozing into the Animas River. My heart sank and stomach churned as the clear, Rocky Mountain blue-green was consumed
Continue readingThe Financial Fistfight
Every three years I get together with over 300 of my closest relatives. OK, some of them I don’t even know, but we are related. We spend three days visiting, playing family trivia, bidding on memorabilia,
Continue readingVolatility is Your Friend
My eye was drawn to the ever changing numbers on my car’s fuel economy gauge as I drove to Denver. After a couple of minutes, I had to turn it off. It was very distracting. So many
Continue readingIdeas and More Ideas
My brain is burgeoning from drinking through the fire house of thought leaders sharing insight and wisdom across a wide array of endeavors and disciplines at the Aspen Ideas Fest. All in attendance listened
Continue readingAre You Blooming?
We are wrapped in the beauty of spring. After the rain, foliage is bursting with color, and I am watching the rivers pick up speed flowing past my window. The 8th graders over at Basalt Middle school took
Continue readingMy Tribute to Their Memory
Last Monday, my husband and I spent over three somber hours at the 9/11 memorial in New York. On Wednesday, my 93 year old aunt who served our country in WW II passed into Eternal Glory. This Memorial
Continue readingFinancial Decisions-Spiritual Decisions?
We are made up of mind, body and spirit. We should aspire to recognize, and cultivate each of these areas. In her paper – ‘Rethinking Mental Health: Spirituality, Healing and Culture’, Gaelle Desbordes,
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