by Patrick Carroll, CFP®, CExP™ | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Patrick Carroll First, full disclosure: The idea of equating emotions to elephants is not mine. In his book, The Happiness Hypothesis, psychologist Jonathan Haidt suggests that our emotions are like elephants and our intellect their riders. He...
by Patrick Carroll, CFP®, CExP™ | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Patrick Carroll Our emotions and our intellect often interact in the same was as do elephants and their riders. Elephants are bigger and more powerful than their riders as our emotions can be more powerful than our intellects. When you make financial decisions, do...
by Patrick Carroll, CFP®, CExP™ | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Patrick Carroll Do you base all or most of your financial decisions on a need to play it safe? If so, could fear be driving your decisions, or even a false sense of security? “Bruce” was a high-net-worth individual whose portfolio included: stocks, real estate, and...
by Patrick Carroll, CFP®, CExP™ | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Patrick Carroll Isolation affects individuals, but it has a special affinity for business owners. During hard times, many owners wonder if anyone can understand what it is like to make the hard decisions day after day, month after month, year after year. During...