The Garden of Plenty

A financial coach examines the Curious Case of Bernie Madoff and the largest financial fraud in history.

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(A tale of two political figures - one fictional as well as accidental, one real and very intentional.)
As long as the roots are not severed, all is well.

This week I re-watched the brilliantly constructed satire, “Being There.”  (A 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from the 1971 novel written by Jerzy Kosiński.)  Peter Sellers plays a simple-minded [...]

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I was so moved by the words of FDR at his inaugural address, and struck by the timeliness of what he wrote for our own time as well, I wanted to share this excerpt.  Given March 4, 1933, this speech was delivered in the depth of the Depression. 
“This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, [...]

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The chaos in our financial markets seems to stand in contrast to the serenity of a beautiful fall day, with many-colored leaves on display and the gentlest of breezes giving them breath. 
But look closely…

I often find that my life tends to mirror and follow the season, both in exterior patterns and interior rhythms.  And perhaps the [...]

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“The quality of our life is the quality of our emotions.”
 
Gas is over $4 a gallon, meanwhile foreclosures are up, workers are being laid off, and business owners are tightening their belts.  The word “recession” is bandied about, sometimes in whispers (as if we’re afraid the economy might hear us), other times in not-so-soft complaints.  [...]

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