Living Articles
The headlines and articles in the papers couldn’t have offered a starker
contrast. On one hand, icons of corporate malfeasance were being
charged with looting the companies they ran. On the other, a...
Last fall, my family and I stood looking at Plymouth Rock next to the
harbor where our early founding fathers disembarked almost four hundred
years ago. Little of the Rock remains today...
Last year I met with a friend who was concerned about the state of the
local economy and how it would impact his young family. We
discussed a number of options including selling his expensive home and
relocating to a less expensive environment. To my surprise,
that...
We still believe in Santa in our home. With a nine-year-old, we refuse
to give up our collective childhoods. Taped to the fireplace is her
note to Santa. She thought this year, since she wasn’t asking for...
We are struggling with a bit of a crisis coming into Christmas. Against
the resolute forces of skilled spin masters, we are doing battle to
preserve something important—the recognition that Santa is...
A college-bound student is likely to pay a huge price for that coveted
sheepskin … $12,127 a year to cover tuition, fees, and board and room at
a public institution … more than $29,000 per year at the average...
High above the land of Microsoft we trekked, 97 miles in 6 days on the
Pacific Crest Trail. From Washington’s Stevens Pass to the resort
village of Stihekin on Lake Chelan, three of us hiked, reliving our
youth and testing our...
“Money doesn’t grow on trees,” long a parental favorite for ducking the
inevitable Friday night contribution to a child’s night out, is worth
talking about to investors. As market manias heat up…be it real estate,
stocks or the get rich...
The idea of “ownership society” did not originate somewhere on the
plains of Texas or the back room of the White House. Matter of fact, if
we look back to the birthplace of personal...
If living a longer, more active retirement lifestyle is appealing,
researchers tell us to get up off the couch. A good workout every day
can add up to four years to the life expectancy of most retirees,
according to...
We can find much to be thankful for as the season of Thanksgiving
descends upon us. Perhaps we could start by being thankful that our
stock market is showing life and a little upward momentum, but maybe we
should be...
From undergrad business classes to Fortune 500 boardrooms, today’s legal
and business environment focuses on analytical thinking: cash flows,
statistics and round table...
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