Which History Matters?

June 05, 2015

Risk is something most people want to avoid.For that reason, and with 2008’s stock market crash and a lot of talk about today’s market being at or near all-time highs, I am seeing people re-evaluating the level of investment risk in their 401k’s. One trend that is a bit troubling is going on with young employees in their 20’s and 30’s who entered the workforce or were relatively new hires when the 2008 collapse happened. Many of these employees are shunning investment risk at perhaps the expense of their future financial security. Continue reading “Which History Matters?”

What I Learned From a Bad Movie!

June 29, 2012

Over the last weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing a new movie.  I really love going to the movies, but I rarely do it.  And when I do, it’s usually a Disney or Pixar movie with my kids.  So, it was a rare treat for me to get to go out with a friend and see a non-animated movie.  Being completely clueless about what movies were in theaters now, I deferred the decision to my friend who chose “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” in 3D.  She had read the book and loved it, and she knew that I like historical fiction – books that take historical events and get “creative” with it. Continue reading “What I Learned From a Bad Movie!”

What Would Goldilocks Do?

March 16, 2012

Over the last few months, the stock market has reached levels that we have not seen since before the financial crisis/Great Recession.  Companies are reporting good earnings.  Interest rates are low.  Economists say that we are in a recovery.  Yet, so many people I talk to are still very afraid to re-enter the stock market.   I see a lot of 401(k) accounts that are still more conservatively allocated than the employee’s goals and age would indicate they could be.  My question, which I ask either to myself or to no one in particular, is “Why?”  I have my own theories and I talked with a psychologist about what her field might say about this issue. Continue reading “What Would Goldilocks Do?”