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HAPPINESS III: PURSUING JEFFERSON'S HAPPINESS TODAY What did Thomas Jefferson mean by "the pursuit of happiness" when he penned it into the Declaration of Independence as an inalienable right? In a... Read More

HAPPINESS II: ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Martin Seligman, the founder of "positive psychology" 1 , is the most influential psychologist of our day. Findings from his "happiness research"... Read More

HAPPINESS AS A SURVIVAL SKILL According to anthropologists, our brain architecture has changed little during the past 250,000 years. Our brains still carry strong primal survival... Read More

HANGING ON, LETTING GO, OR "LETTING GROW" Some thirty years ago, an anxious parent removed the training wheels from Lance Armstrong's tiny two-wheeler. No doubt Lance wobbled, fell a few... Read More

FRIENDSHIPS A recent photo of President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah attracted wide attention. President and Prince were holding hands. This... Read More

FEUDS AND FLASHPOINTS When my great uncle, John Calhoun Bell, was county attorney in western Colorado, the local doctor challenged him to a duel. It was 1876. Friends... Read More

FAMILY WEALTH IN CRISIS The turbulence in world financial markets confronts wealthy families with acute crisis management. Some will call upon wise family organization to... Read More

FAMILY REMODELING Genealogy rewinds: Who were your ancestors? Where did they come from? What were they like five, six, seven generations ago? Family building fast... Read More

FAMILY PAYROLLS: EVERYTHING FROM SENSIBLE TO WHACKY Family payrolls range from sensible to downright whacky. Here’s my take on compensation in business families. “Sweat equity” entitles a relative... Read More

FAMILY MISSION STATEMENTS: WHAT ESTATE ADVISORS NEED TO KNOW Published in Estate Planning magazine March 2008 With the eldest baby boomers reaching age 62 in 2008, private wealth managers are worrying... Read More

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