Our country is wracked with COVID-19 devastation, replete with untenable deaths, economic shock, and a lingering, widespread concern about when we will return to normal (and what that particular normal will look like). But something…
On March 29, President Trump announced a 30-day extension of mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. We New Yorkers have a hard time sitting still during the best of times, and this missive…
It is tempting to stay glued to the television to be aware of every uptick (or downdraft) in the stock market, or ruminating on the latest data on who has contacted the virus and where.…
At the beginning of each year, we typically present an investment outlook and ideas for a prudent portfolio. Before the coronavirus was a big story, we were contemplating another piece on bonds. We expected pushback,…
Networking events are a mixed bag. We gravitate toward those we know or who have similar jobs. Or, in a group of strangers, we hug the bar or the hors d’oeuvre tray, feeling awkward about…
Looking for a long-weekend getaway? Nashville’s it. A mere one-hour-and forty-minute flight on Delta Airlines from LaGuardia Airport arrives in time for a lunch of real southern cooking. And boy is there ever a lot…
Lisa Lawler’s nightmare is something no one should ever face. But many do, and the battle scars it leaves are brutal. In 2007 her husband told her he embezzled from the company he worked for.…
Many stock market investors who fell into the trap of believing the market would soar forever were shocked in December, when the S&P 500 Index plunged 9.00% for the month, and declined just shy of…
