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Why was the S&P up today (or down), where will energy stocks be tomorrow, or where’s the market heading next month?

We don’t know.

No one knows.

What we DO know is that the market represents the collective human sentiment as to how companies are expected to create and distribute future value.

Over the long term, creative people working at innovative companies tend to solve interesting problems.

That's usually a good thing.

Long-term investing is inherently optimistic. We do so believing in a better and more prosperous future.

It's that same optimism that pushes capital toward innovation, which in turn, drives that more prosperous future.

Positive feedback loop ✌️

get to know the one and only Lei Deng, CFA, CFP®! Love this format where core planning advisors interview each other, 4 business questions, 4 personal. This epi hits on the big stuff; family balance, music, good food, you name it. And big thanks to Andy Moran for running this one!

Core Connect 4 featuring Lei Deng watch Andy Moran and Lei Deng go Live in front of a Core Planning audiencelearn more about Lei at https://www.savor.financial/visit us at core planning: http...

The mathematically optimal choice isn't always the right choice; that's the power of human advice.

How we operate:

listen > lecture
serve > sell
chill > chase

Ditching the desire to look wealthy is usually the first step in building actual wealth, funny how that works.

If you let others decide when you’re successful, you’re also letting them decide when you’re not. Take ownership over what success looks like for You. Maybe that means more family time, or clearing the mind and calendar. You get to decide.

Funny thing about economic growth, it feeds off problems yet to be solved.

Value creation happens when interesting problems are solved by innovative companies. Since there are still more problems to solve than companies to solve them, long term growth still looks pretty good. ✌️

Might sound crazy, but what if the worst-case scenarios don't play out?

What if we continue solving interesting problems with our creative energy?

What if we end up prosperous in the long term?

That'd be pretty cool.

Code is cool, but people are way cooler. Efficiency comes with a cost, and when the world seeks hyper-levels of automation, something important can get missed. We can't automate authentic connection. We can't automate caring.