Resume vs. Eulogy Virtues

Resume vs. Eulogy Virtues

A few years ago, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote about two different sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The

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Gratitude

Gratitude

The next time that you feel depressed, angry, envious, unhappy, or are simply having a bad day, try a little experiment by forcing yourself to

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Spoiling the Grandchildren

Spoiling the Grandchildren

Having just sent my youngest off to Elon University in North Carolina, I’ve been reflecting on their time at home.  In particular, when my wife

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Trust and Love

Trust and Love

My favorite definition of love is ‘giving someone the power to destroy us and trusting they won’t use it.’ It’s not a coincidence that the

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The Importance of Communication

The Importance of Communication

While communication with your team of legal, tax and financial professionals is important to put a proper estate plan in place, the project isn’t complete without informing your loved ones.

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Creating Education Trusts

Creating Education Trusts

Over the years clients have asked me how to provide for educational gifts within their estate plan, specifically with trust planning. While a variety of

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Does Your Dog Bite?

Does Your Dog Bite?

One of my all-time favorite movie scenes is from The Pink Panther Strikes Again where Inspector Jacques Clouseau (played by legendary actor Peter Sellers) inquires of the innkeeper, “Does your dog bite?”

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The Vultures

The Vultures

Those ugly turkey vultures are quite ubiquitous throughout Southwest Florida. You see packs of them on the side of the roads picking at road kill. I suppose that they serve a useful purpose, disposing of the carcasses of various dead creatures big and small.

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