Financial Fixation

Earlier in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.  The report, used to measure change in prices for a basket of goods over time, is highly watched by economists and researchers alike to gauge the current state o...

In early 2018, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire investor George Soros argued that online tech giants, such as Facebook and Google, are quickly ruining society as we know it today. Soros argued that these companies are so large and so power...

Aside from being one of the most talented rappers on the planet, it turns out Kendrick Lamar is also quite financially savvy. Though rappers typically aren’t known for being financially astute, after all they mainly rap about expensive homes, clothes, drugs, and women,...

Chances are if you’ve driven through Colorado or Washington state recently you’ve seen small, retail-looking shops scattered throughout the streets, each with opaque windows emitting a sense of mystery. These shops are typically outfitted with green awnings, lettering,...

This post is part of Financial Fixation's Beginner Basics series

Managing someone’s personal finances and investments is one of the simplest things on paper. Simply spend less money than you make, payoff debt, and then invest in some high performing stocks and bonds and...

This week’s blog post is the second installment of my new series on Financial Fixation, the “Thoughts from” series. “Thoughts from” features an interview with a unique individual who will detail their thoughts on personal finance, the retirement industry, and their own...

Can you believe another year has come and gone? It seems like just the other day that we rang in 2017 and wondered what might be in store for us. The year turned out to be a great one for investors in nearly all markets. The S&P 500 total return, which includes dividen...

This week’s blog post introduces us to a new series on Financial Fixation, the “Thoughts from” series. “Thoughts from” will feature an interview with a unique individual who will detail their thoughts on personal finance, the retirement industry, and their own journey...

Earlier this week I was sitting at a coffee shop doing a little writing. It was pouring buckets outside and I decided to wait it out for a good break in the storm. In doing so I started looking at different investment opportunities, outside of the traditional equity, b...

Unhappy with your current job? Think you’re worth more than you’re being paid? There’s a good chance that you’re right. If you’re looking to make a job change soon, now may be as good a time as ever to make the switch. With the most recent jobs report, which included d...