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"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."  — Rudyard Kipling

I am a firm believer that words are powerful. But, that power can have both a positive or negative effect.                                

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"Curling is nicknamed 'chess on ice' because strategy plays just as important a role as skill." -Brant Curling

There’s something hauntingly seductive in the extreme slowness and choreography guiding the release of the stones.

I pondered my attraction to curling and weirdly realized that curling has many similarities to finance.

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Join Kevin Sebesta, CRPC™️ and me as we discuss many aspects of aging and elder care. Along with general aspects of aging, Kevin and I discuss our personal journeys with aging parents.

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Both lump-sum investing and dollar-cost averaging are valid investment approaches. But, is one approach better than the other?

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What happens when your work is no longer profitable? Is it time to quit work altogether, or does it provide the opportunity to work free, or work for me?

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“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.“ -Confucius

A little over a week ago, I watched with sadness as newscasters gleefully announced that January 9, 2026, had been proclaimed the unofficial “Quitter’s Day” for this year. Newscasters proclaimed January 9, 2026, as the day that most New Year’s resolutions have already been abandoned.

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We are convinced that the average investor cannot deal successfully with price movements by endeavoring to forecast them. -Benjamin Graham

Late in 2025, I stated I would devote a blog and podcast to dollar-cost averaging. I feel that dollar-cost averaging is one of the two most important strategies that do-it-yourself investors can implement. 

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Raising and educating children is not easy. Kids don’t come with instruction books! Parenting information is not standardized. With kids, one size fits one, not one size fits all!

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Join Kevin Lyles, CRPC™ and myself as we discuss the merits of active management and passive investing. In this episode Kevin critiques my decision to engage an advisory firm to manage a portion of my assets and my reasons for this decision.

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Looking back can be painful, especially if you've made a bad decision. This two year look back explores whether staying invested in stocks or selling and moving to the sidelines was the best decision two years ago.

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