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Less Can Be More: The Values at the Heart of Pre-Modern Japanese Material Culture

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by  Zachary Yost

Guests seated to receive tea by Yōshū Chikanobu In the previous essay, we explored how America is very wealthy relative to even other developed countries, even back in the 19th century, and how ...

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Pumping the Brakes on Lifestyle Creep Requires Changing One’s Values

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by  Zachary Yost

Belshazzar’s Feast by John Martin America is a land of abundance, one might even say decadence. Even America’s poor people are some of the wealthiest people in the world when the rest of ...

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What Are Social Security “Bend Points”?

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by  Derek Tharp

Transcript: Hi everyone, today I want to talk about Social Security bend points. Specifically, what are they? And how do they work? Before we dive into the specifics, it is probably helpful to ...

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Why Aduhelm Could Significantly Increase Medicare Premiums in 2022

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by  Derek Tharp

In a recent Reuters article, Mark Miller reports that Aduhelm, a controversial new treatment for Alzheimer’s, could result in a large increase in Medicare premiums in 2022. In a controversial decision, the FDA ...

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The Street Light Effect And Advice On Paying Down Debt

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by  Derek Tharp

In a recent discussion with some financial planning colleagues, someone posed the question of what biases financial planners hold that influence their advice. One person commented that they felt they hold an aversion ...

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