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Believe it or not, the “negative interest rate” is a real policy being used by central banks around the globe, and being considered by many who have yet to implement it. Several of Europe’s central banks (Sweden being the first in 2009), as well as the Bank of Japan, have recently implemented the use of negative interest rates […]

Swipe-to-type, dictation, the two-thumbs approach, one-handed wrangling, dependency on autocorrect and word predictions… if you are a smartphone user, you probably have a preferred method of cranking out texts and emails on your device. Your preference may indicate whether you’re in Camp iPhone or Camp Android, and may also provide a clue as to what […]

Beep. Beep. Beep. Ugh, that dreaded sound. You’ve been snapped awake from your vivid dream of fighting a battle aboard a floating ship in the middle of nowhere. Yes, that dream. Perhaps you’re thinking about drifting back into a deep sleep to finish what you started… Beep. Beep. Beep. “I guess it’s time to get […]

Have you thought about your legacy? It may be daunting for some, or empowering for others. “Legacy” is defined by Merriam-Webster as follows: “a gift by will, especially of money or other personal property.” A gift. Think of your legacy as a gift… to yourself. It’s yours – you control it, you nourish it, you cherish it. […]

Family offices are growing in popularity and as a result, in numbers. The Wall Street Journal reports that in the last five years, the number of family offices in the U.S. has increased by 33%. Why the sudden increase? Some point to the 2008 financial crisis, and others to the growing number of first-generation affluent individuals. […]

Review by Myra Salzer This is not a book I would have sought for myself. Enough of those self-help (a.k.a. self-righteous) books!  What does Craig Ballantyne know about my days anyway?  But, alas, the book was given to me by Joe Polish, the founder of my mastermind group, Genius Network, and I found myself opening […]