Playing Soccer on a Live Minefield

Posted in: Investment, Risk, Yield

The chase for yield is dangerous.  Many people who didn’t plan properly are hurting because low interest rates were...

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When the Right One Comes Along

Posted in: Decisions, Financial Planning, Risk

Regret is a stern taskmaster.  It won’t let you rest. Thinking about what “coulda, woulda, shoulda” is like...

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The Deferred Happiness Model

Posted in: Cash Flow, Financial Factory, Risk, Yield

You can’t escape them.  The “experts” are everywhere, on TV and radio – gurus like Clark Howard, Suze...

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Wisdom from the Cave

Posted in: Decisions, Financial Planning, Frustration, Risk

At ninety-three, Richard Zimmerman broke out of his nursing home and hitchhiked all the way back home.  He didn’t...

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Beware of Being Called a Sophisticated Investor

Posted in: Financial Factory, Investment

I recently had lunch with a lawyer who tried more than 150 arbitration cases against every brokerage firm in the...

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Financial Advisor, M.D.

Posted in: Financial Factory, Financial Planning

When was the last time you went to the doctor because you felt great? The impetus for making that appointment is...

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Planning, Pilots & Profits

Posted in: Financial Planning, Risk

The last few years have nothing short of amazing. So much had changed right before our eyes. The hubris that so often...

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The Unintended Consequence

Posted in: Financial Factory, Financial Planning, Investment

If you’re not from the South, that strange vine that seems to permeate every vacant space is called Kudzu...

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Imagination and Creativity

Posted in: Decisions

When and where do you get your best ideas? In the shower? On the beach? Ever wonder why your best ideas rarely come to...

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Welcome to the Only Get Rich Once Blog!

Posted in: Financial Factory, Financial Planning, Frustration, Risk

A lot has happened in the three months here at Holcombe Financial. We had a wonderful turnout for our open house. We...

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Painting Your Picture

Posted in: Decisions, Financial Factory, Financial Planning, Risk

I read a loosely translated Japanese Proverb from the Zappos Twitter feed. It made me think about issues faced by many...

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Focus on the Right Emotion

Posted in: Decisions, Financial Factory, Financial Planning

Emotion is a powerful driver of behavior. In The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt discusses the relationship...

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Cloudy with a Chance of Profit

Posted in: Financial Factory, Financial Planning, Risk

The weather is actually a perfect metaphor. The financial markets operate with absolute autonomy. Predictions have no...

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Take the Loss

Posted in: Decisions, Financial Planning

Golf is a very frustrating sport where form and concentration yield good results, but perfection is impossible.  ...

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Financial Advisors, Wall Street and JAWS

Posted in: Decisions, Financial Planning, Investment, Risk

Changes in stock prices can swing wildly, suddenly. So can our emotions. The combination of an out of control market...

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