by RCD-DEV | Mar 17, 2014 | Finance
Headwinds Several years ago the Boston Globe invited me to make a presentation at an annual public event. I thought it was a good time to take my family on a visit to the Boston area. But March weather in Boston is very different than Arkansas March weather. After...
by RCD-DEV | Feb 17, 2014 | Finance
Yellen Yellen’yellnn : verb 1.Southern for something Momma did a lot of when I didn’t do right 2. The first chairwoman in the history of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors of the United States of America. Janet L. Yellen is a wife, mother, economist and stamp...
by RCD-DEV | Nov 11, 2013 | Finance
The Imaginary Line When I am interviewed by a potential new client, we talk about how I make decisions, think and work. During the discussion, I always talk about The Imaginary Line. I explain that there is this imaginary line, and on one side is the financial...
by RCD-DEV | Aug 14, 2013 | Finance
The Art Of Assessing Risk Tolerance Measuring risk of an investment is mathematical. Measuring the risk tolerance of a human is art and experience. The biggest challenge of selling investment advice is the determination of a client’s risk tolerance. Financial...
by RCD-DEV | Jul 5, 2013 | Finance
“No Hiding Place? Unpleasesent Thought: If Bonds Revert To Trend, Bondholders Will Get Hammered.” One of the most profound business decisions I made for my practice was to ‘go paperless’. It took quite an investment in technology and cultural change to...
