As my climbing buddy and I emerged from the safety of the below-treeline windshield, we were harshly greeted by 80 MPH winds hurling tiny ice particles straight into our unprotected eyes, preventing even a peak in the direction we hoped to advance! A quick retreat to “goggle up” allowed us to get through the “flying-ice [...]

It fascinates me that in the deadliest (1967) expedition in Denali’s history, five of the seven climbers who perished chose to cower in a snow cave and freeze to death, and two individually died trying to descend “The High One” in a raging winter blizzard alone. My profession has taught me that, fiscally speaking, there [...]

While most investors are familiar with the concept of asset ‘allocation’, fewer understand the importance of asset ‘location’. While the former addresses the diversification of investment capital to various asset classes, the latter involves the appropriation of this capital to varying account ‘types’, and more specifically, the way they are taxed. Since financial stewardship has [...]