A poem

“I’m not a math person.” “I’m not a numbers person.” “I’m bad with money.”

Sound familiar?

As a wealth advisor, I hear statements like this all the time from women, regardless of their age.

Is it really possible that there is such a stark difference in aptitude between men and women when it comes to numbers? Seems hard to believe — and research shows it’s not true.

It all started in 2009, a couple of years after beginning my career in finance.

Layoffs are happening across Wall Street, and hundreds of my colleagues are let go in one afternoon. I go to the bullpen and realize all the desks are clear. I am the only one left in my class of trainees.

Imagine a world in which we could own a personal insurance policy that protected us from regret...

"Time is money." You've heard this slogan before. Benjamin Franklin first used it in 1748 as a reminder to workers that time spent not working is time spent not making money. Today, it has become a belief, a credo; people organize their lives around this equation: Time = Money.

I’m writing to you from prison. You may have heard of this place: It’s called Perfectionism.

October in Georgia is a mosaic of orange, green, yellow, brown, red—of ash, birch, gum, oak, and evergreen trees that look down like elders onto the khaki pants, pastel prints, boat shoes, bourbon, and biscuits on the earth below. The elder trees nod and wave as the people bow their heads respectfully, “Yes, sir. No, ma’am—” for they have chosen to live among the great oaks and evergreens, in a place where manners and pride are celebrated and passed down like Granddaddy’s shotguns.