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?”

Will It Ever Come Back?

December 30, 2011

No, this isn’t an advice column for your love life that’s going to tell you, “If you love something, let it go.  If it comes back, blah blah blah…”  Nor is this the story of a man’s hairline, because clearly the answer there is NO!  This is my favorite story of 2011 mixed with a frequently asked question from my 1-on-1 sessions with employees of one of the companies I visit regularly. Continue reading “Will It Ever Come Back?”