One thing I’ve got to think over  a lot lately is the similarities and contrast between living simply and simply living.

To be clear, lets start with a basic definition but recognize that these concepts are not easy to pin down.

Living …

I don’t want to sound too negative, but let me tell you why your new years resolution will fail. Simply because you don’t really want to change! Let me explain.

A NY times article gives encouragement to those who doubt the effectiveness of giving by demonstrating one great example of what can happen when things go right.

I used to think I handled negative feedback pretty well. And I use the term negative feedback pretty loosely. Most of my experience receiving negative feedback has demonstrated that it is really poorly delivered, both in timing and content, which probably makes it closer to criticism or even an insult than to negative feedback. I think this little process is a great way to take advantage of negative feedback, no matter how delivered, and turn it into an actionable task that builds your rapport.

Many people ask me when they should by mutual funds vs ETF’s and I haven’t yet seen a good answer to this question so I’ll try to write one here.