By Richard Wagner | Finology , Garden of Knowledge , Wisdom
Riddle me this: What is taboo yet essential to human function? Is everywhere but no object? Is intimate but avoided by intimates?  Is “right up there with oxygen†in its importance yet is studiously sidestepped? I could go on with riddling paradoxes but you probably already guessed the answer: Money.  Since this blog is all […]
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This business of “financial planning,†where are we heading? Unfortunately, we have been fussing at each other for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately squared, too few have talked about the point of it all. Why are we engaged in this work and why is it needed? We have argued over who is the […]
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It seems to me that one of the major problems with our current system is that all of our conversations contain stingers and barbs. There is little effort made to understand competing perspectives or to address the outstanding issues with civility. The bottom 50% really don’t pay federal income taxes. I think that is an […]
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Well, here we are in early July with no budget deal in sight. The Dems want to keep the “social safety net†in place and raise taxes, especially on “the Rich.† The Republicans want to put all of “the social safety net†on the table and keep taxes no worse than they currently are, especially […]
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Recently the Nazrudin Project list serve has been addressing an intriguing question: “Why don’t people save?†Considering that personal savings is something of a 21st century survival skill, it seems relevant. As you might imagine, the conversation has been vigorous. It has ranged from variations on a couple of themes. Many think that people are […]
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In order to effectively study something, we must name it. The name must be accessible, pronounceable and logical. For example, no one would talk about “the stuff of our imaginations, our dreams, idiosyncrasies, habits and feelings.” Such a name would make study of the phenomena of human behavior impossible. Rather, we have adopted the more […]
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Financial planning’s inception and growth is no accident. It has been the product of historic necessity, fair winds and the demands of our times. Folks need friends in the finance business. Money is a sufficiently intrinsic part of modern society that we need educated professionals addressing it from the social cellular perspective. In these times, we are so immersed in money, money issues and the money forces that most folks literally cannot see obvious connections between money and the forces that drive their most important life issues.
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