by Doug Goldstein CFP® | Sep 11, 2015 | Behavior finance, Financial Strategies, Strategic Thinking
Like many manufactured products, today’s increased market volatility can be stamped “Made in China.” Numerous analysts blame current world market volatility on China, because its growth fell below predictions (or should we point our fingers at the analysts for flawed... Click for more
by Doug Goldstein CFP® | Sep 10, 2015 | Chess
What did world chess champion Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen do after he beat Grandmaster Wesley So in the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup at the end of August 2015? Magnus, accompanied by his father and Peter Heine Nielsen, visited Webster University for a game of... Click for more
by Doug Goldstein CFP® | Sep 3, 2015 | Chess, Financial Strategies, Other
Some conversations are short and some are long. Some conversations end, while others linger. My conversation with Susan Polgar on the similarities between chess strategies and investing strategies never really ended. It led to the publication of our book Rich As A... Click for more
by Doug Goldstein CFP® | Aug 27, 2015 | Decision Making, Inspirational Quotes
Small change adds up. When I was a schoolchild, I had a huge glass jar (think two feet high), which I filled with small change. Later, I broke it open and was amazed to see that my nickels and dimes had added up to big bucks! I learned an important lesson from this:... Click for more
by Doug Goldstein CFP® | Aug 20, 2015 | Financial Strategies
One of the main reasons some people are successful at money management is that they take active steps to improve their situation rather than waiting passively for their problems to resolve themselves. Here are four tactics to bring you into the winners’ circle. Best... Click for more