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Knowing Your Values, Not Goals, Is The Real Decision-Making Advantage Values, not goals, are the real decision-making advantage — a practical filter, backed by recent research, for choosing what's actually yours.

Why September Is Considered the Worst Month for Investing September has a long-standing reputation as the stock market’s weakest month—and even if the “September Effect” has faded over time, investors still watch for it.

Ever hear about a "lucky monkey" in investing? Interesting take on it from Warren Buffett...

Warren Buffett’s ‘Lucky Monkey’ Problem Offers 4 Lessons to Help Investors Avoid Costly Mistakes Warren Buffett’s “lucky monkey” analogy warns that a long winning streak can reflect chance rather than repeatable investing skill. What are the lessons for investors here?

Which NFL Players Will Owe The Most Jock Tax In 2026 See which NFL players owe the most jock tax in 2026, with a state-by-state breakdown of duty days, training camp sites, and nine international games.

Video: Trump Accounts vs. 529 Plans: Which One Is Best? JPMorgan Asset Management Head of Education Savings Tricia Scarlata talks about the differences between Trump Savings Accounts and 529 plans and when to use them.

How to Get Grandparents and Grandchildren to Connect Chatting has benefits for both generations. Here are some ideas for family connection.

How $9.99 Became the Most Compelling Price in Retail Companies are redesigning packaging and slashing marketing budgets to maintain the psychologically important threshold.

‘A Casino in Their Pocket’: Financial Advisors Raise Alarms About the Risks of Online Gambling Amid the popularity of online sportsbooks and prediction markets, financial advisors urge parents to talk to children early about the hazards of online gambling.

The Ford AI Lesson Every CEO Should Learn Before Replacing People Ford and Klarna show why AI should scale human judgment, not replace it, and what leaders must do to redesign work for the Infinite era.

Check security measures have come a long way since the movie "Catch Me If You Can" from 2002, but now's a good time to consider other methods of payment besides "Your check's in the mail..."

Don’t Send Checks Through the Mail. Just Don’t. If you must send a check through the mail, be sure to keep an eye on your account statements. Thieves steal checks from mailboxes, then alter the checks with fraudulent names.