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6 Features I’d Add To The Financial Industry
In 2013 Google’s New York office ran an experiment that replaced the normal glass M&M containers with opaque containers labeled “M&Ms.” Within seven weeks the 2,000 person office’s consumption of M&M’s had dropped by over 3.1 million calories. Without changing our willpower or discipline, we can control our healthy habits with simple changes to our environment. We should be able to do the same with our financial health by making small tweaks to our financial environment. Here are six M&M/Google inspired features I would add to our financial lives:
Return of the Circus
Cirque du Soleil is in Boston. Until August 12th, “Luzia, A Walking Dream of Mexico” is being held at Suffolk Downs. The show takes inspiration from the Spanish words for Light (Luz) and Rain (Lluvia) to create a mystical homage to Mexican culture and folklore. Tickets are available starting at 36$.
Berklee Global String Festival
Today Thursday, June 28, Berklee is celebrating global diversity in the world of string music. Join students and staff at the Berklee Performance Center for an evening of bluegrass, old-time, Arabic, jazz, fusion, and other contemporary string styles. The event starts at 7:30, tickets are 12$ and can be purchased here.
Four Points To Consider When Holding Debt
Owing money makes many people queasy, even if their assets far exceed their debts. Holding zero debt eliminates that unease and fosters a sense of robust financial safety. There’s nothing wrong with that approach if it helps you sleep at night. However, businesses use debt as leverage to increase their enterprise value faster than they could or would otherwise. Investors can use debt in the same way. Here are four points to consider when considering when and how to use debt.
Inflation Today. Is it CPI or MyPI?
It’s easy to think of inflation as financial weather – something we must endure and can’t control. While it’s true we can’t individually control the prices that grocers, automakers and landlords charge, we can, and should, control what we spend. We’re all familiar with the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. It tracks the cost of groceries, rent, utilities and other goods and services most of us use. When the cost of men’s sweaters go up, so does the index.
Trust and Estate Strategies
However unpleasant or dull the idea might seem, the trust and estate planning process is the true backbone of your family’s wealth. What happens after you’re no longer around to make family wealth decisions will either be based on your clearly documented instructions or the decisions of a judge. Shouldn’t you be the one to decide what happens? Here are…
Spring Ballet
With the 2018 Season coming to an end, Boston Ballet is closing out the year with 2 classical performances: “La Sylphide,” a 19th-century Danish love story and “Classic Balanchine,” a trio of pieces from the American Ballet Icon, George Balanchine. To purchase tickets click the button below.
When the music stops
Markets hum along to their own beat and rhythm, until they don’t. From time to time, the music suddenly stops. It might be fears of a trade war that trigger a sudden silence and jarring price dislocations. It might be Korea, protests in Jerusalem, or bankruptcy fears in China. We typically get no advance warning, and never know how long…
A Passion for Patterns
The MFA has a new exhibit. “M.C Escher: Infinite Dimensions” is a first-time combination of 50 original prints from public and private collections. The showcase explores themes central to Escher’s career including reflections, perspective, and transformation. Viewing of the exhibit is free with admission.
