"I have often wished that Jefferson had not used that phrase ‘the pursuit of happiness' as the third right ... I would rather he had written, ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of meaningfulness' or ‘integrity' or ‘truth.' I know that happiness has been the real, if covert, goal of your labors here. I know that [...]
If your cell phone bill has reached the stratosphere it's likely because your teenager is addicted to text messaging. Thanks to texts we're not only paying astronomical fees to communicate we're regrettably learning new "words." Our kids have introduced us to a new language - one where we are happy to LOL, ROFL and LMAO [...]
A friend from the accounting world once shared some interesting insight into her profession. In fulfilling the experience requirement to obtain her CPA license she spent time in her company's auditing department. Upon completing this rotation she surmised, "Auditing is the art of saying a lot without really saying anything." If one person's perspective proves [...]
We live in a society rife with racist and sexist undertones. In the movies "good guys" wear white while "bad guys" wear black. Black cats are bad luck. A male doctor is a doctor while a female doctor is a "lady doctor." The Declaration of Independence tells us "all men are created equal." We could [...]
During its early days tiny, idealistic Google rallied its troops with the now famous "Do No Evil" mantra. Today this "us against the world" mentality seems out of place for a $170 billion company. Google touches us in so many ways. There's Google Earth, Google Maps, internet search, Android...the list goes on and on. Their strategy is obvious - imbed [...]
Financial planners are an insecure bunch. Mommy didn't hug us enough when we were children. The kids at school didn't like us. Excuses abound. Whatever the cause the effect is we live adult lives of desperation. Love us. Embrace us. Tell us we're good. OK - maybe this isn't the message behind the CFP Board's recently launched [...]
"Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've forgotten why it's funny? And then you hear it again and suddenly it's new. You remember why you loved it in the first place." These are the words of William Bloom - a character in the 2003 film Big Fish directed by Tim Burton and adapted from [...]
Fame is a funny thing. Some folks become legendary while others fade from memory. Some are famous for productive reasonswhile others are famous for no other reason than their fame. It seems the ebb and flow of time brings us wave after wave of predictions. Some are outlandish (lesbian stripper will be impregnated by Elvis then divorce Martian husband), some [...]
Did we grab your attention? Of course we did. Sex sells, right? Shame on us for stooping so low. Well, you're already here so you might as well see what this is all about. No, we're not talking about that kind of professional. We're talking about a recent report by the Government Accountability Office that finds financial [...]
Some things in life are as inevitable as the tide. Take year-end travel for instance. Corporate travelers log heavy airport time crisscrossing the country visiting clients and closing business deals. Leisure travelers connect with friends and family for Thanksgiving and the seasonal holidays. Given the crowds and flight delays the last thing we need as [...]