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13 Apr 2012 The Tortoise and the Hare

Posted at 16:02h in Briefs about our Process, The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Today's Brief explores our natural affinity toward pizazz and speed as we select our investment options. We intuitively know that slow and steady will get the job done, but the faster 'get rich quick' options always seem so attractive.

30 Mar 2012 Your Future Called and it Could Use Your Attention

Posted at 15:22h in Briefs about our Process, The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own and you know what you know And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.

Dr. Seuss

Anyone who can grasp the concept of a future understands the power of goal-setting and planning. We and no one else are responsible for our own lives, yet we spend so little if any of our time directing our lives, with or for any great purpose.

23 Mar 2012 Confessions of an Active Money Manager

Posted at 14:13h in Briefs about our Process, The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

As I look back to the early years of my career as a financial advisor, I recall being driven by three powerful and distinct forces. The first was necessity. With a wife and three children completely dependent on my commissions, success was not a dream or a goal, it was a necessity.

16 Mar 2012 Confidence

Posted at 15:15h in Briefs about our Process, The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

What comes to mind when you hear the word confidence? You might think about the assurance of your own ability to accomplish a task or to succeed in some endeavor, great or small. You might also consider it as faith in somebody else; that they will do right or act in a trustworthy manner. Confidence in this light can also be associated with things that act in a predictable or reliable manner. It can mean a secret shared and it can describe the relationship of trust that exists to make sharing the secret possible.