The single best Financial move you can make for a child: Start Early. My brother just welcomed a baby girl. My first instinct after congratulating him? "Go open an investment account for her!" *Time* is the most valuable asset in wealth building - and it's the one thing you can't buy back. Here's what most people don't realize: $1,000 invested at birth grows to roughly $5,500 by the time a child turns 18, assuming average historical S&P 500 returns. That's before a single add

Step Off the Hedonic Treadmill 🏃‍♂️💨 (Your kids will appreciate it later!) Lately, gifting--especially for kids--feels like it’s getting out of hand. Birthday blowouts. Piles of presents. Multiple celebrations. It’s easy to get caught up in doing more. But less can be more. Why? Because of something called the Hedonic Treadmill. | As our income increases, so do our expectations and desires. But here’s the kicker: we end up spending more to maintain those higher expectations

Financial Independence / noun : FI - the point where your investments can fully cover your living expenses. What Happens When You Define Success -- On Your Own Terms 🌍🍻 This past summer, Fei Ouyang and I plus our girls had the joy of reconnecting with old University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business friends, Stephen Brown and Simone Heron (plus their pup Mosaic!)--in none other than #Tallinn, #Estonia. Steven and Simone did something really awesome. They quit

Clip from Laulupidu 2025 where the Children's Choir sang "Sind vaid kiidan" or "I Praise Thee" Learn more about Estonia's Laulupidu here.