Author: Steve Booren
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The Antidote to Ambiguity
Toward the end of the Cold War, a new kind of landscape emerged — defined by turbulence, ambiguity and interconnection. In that moment, folks at the U.S. Army War College coined the term VUCA, an acronym for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. It succinctly captured the essence of a post-Cold-War world long before it became a business buzzword.…
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The Certainty of Uncertainty
There’s an old saying: Nothing is certain except death and taxes. But in today’s rapidly changing, global, hyper-connected world, uncertainty has joined the ranks of things we can expect. Markets move, politics surprise, and wildly innovative technology debuts seemingly every day, yet most investors believe they can correctly forecast the unknowable. Some (the financial media)…
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A Quarter Century of Panic and Prosperity
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Photo by Gabriel Valdez on Unsplash Currently, the S&P 500 is knocking on the door of all-time highs — a welcome but not surprising outcome following its first-quarter turmoil. Just under six months ago, the tariff surprise of “Liberation Day” caught investors off guard. The result: a full-blown…
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A Retirement Pay Raise You Don’t Have to Ask for
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Photo courtesy of Unsplash If you’re retired (or will be soon), you’ve likely recognized the limitations of getting your income from savings rather than a paycheck. For one, it’s much harder to secure a raise — especially on a fixed income, like through Social Security and bonds.…