Posts Tagged ‘confidence’
In Support of the Fiduciary Standard
It’s one of the most fundamental and dear characteristics of the work we do at Empowerment Financial Guidance: earning the trust and confidence of our clients. We strive to do this in various ways, of course, including the intangibles of demeanor, openness, and honesty. We also have been very intentional in creating a structural business…
Read MoreResilience
Investing is like life itself; wishing to avoid periodically going sideways or backwards is not realistic. Rather than seeking to avoid all hardship or setback, we should instead focus on developing stronger resilience. Peggy and I have just spent the past couple weeks watching tennis from the US Open in New York, happily recounting the…
Read MoreMaking Sense of our Economic Landscape
“Cast me gently into morning,For the night has been unkind.” -Sarah McLachlan, “Answer” With so many developments and crosscurrents in our current economy and investment markets, it can be difficult to make sense of where we are, not to mention where we might be going. Here, we’ll take a look at some of these forces…
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