by admin | Jan 14, 2016 | Changing Times
Understanding what measures your success is not a simple equation. One individual’s metric may be different from the next. However, it is far less important how we measure our success than it is how we determine it. Simply put, our struggles determine our success....
by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Changing Times
Are we facing a retirement crisis? Absolutely! This was the conclusion of the PBS Frontline segment on preparing for retirement, titled The Retirement Gamble. In today’s world, most working individuals have busy lives and are not spending enough time focusing on...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Changing Times, Investing Fundamentals
Preparing for retirement can often be difficult. As individuals, we have very limited ability to see ourselves in the future, including what our healthcare expenses may be or any hiccups that may occur, such as a job loss. Because we lead such busy lives, most...
by admin | Jan 18, 2013 | Archives, Capstone, Changing Times, Investing Fundamentals
By Ted Schwartz This week I met with two very bright individuals who parroted the CEO cry that we “need certainty” before the economy will improve and companies will hire people. At the same time, I am reading Taleb’s, Antifragile. His whole point would be that things...
by admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Archives, Capstone, Changing Times
By Ted Schwartz We begin the New Year with a market surge due to clearing the lowest hurdle imaginable. The “Cliff” agreement pleases almost nobody and solves almost nothing. Yet, the markets are right to rejoice this very small step. My belief is that the vote really...
by admin | Dec 26, 2012 | Archives, Capstone, Changing Times
By Ted Schwartz Well, it turns out the world did not end on December 21. Shocking, isn’t it? So, we have to look ahead to what we might expect in 2013. Dr. Doom here is actually mildly optimistic. We are not in the business of forecasting, but we think taking the...
