One of the best ways to understand meditation is to imagine explaining it to a five-year-old. A child understands rest. After running, the body gets tired. It needs to slow down. In the same way, the mind gets tired too. Meditation is simply how we let the mind rest. I often describe that meditation is…

I spent an hour this morning speaking with some brokers as part of our regular check-in. It was a timely and constructive discussion, focused on positioning and perspective rather than reacting to headlines and noise. A couple themes stood out. For an equity market that has experienced only a mild correction, the level of angst…

Peter Bernstein once captured the essence of investing with disarming clarity: “You have to be prepared to be wrong and understand that your ego must not depend on being proven right. Being wrong is part of the process. Survival is the only road to riches.” This is not a warning meant to scare investors. It…

One of the things that meditators do every day is performing Surya Namaskar before each meditation session. Surya Namaskar, also known as Sun Salutation, is a series of yoga poses or postures performed in a sequence. It’s a traditional practice that originated in India. With the global spread of yoga, Surya Namaskar gained popularity outside…

I’m not the most active person on LinkedIn, more of a quiet observer who scrolls now and then. I do make new connections occasionally (selectively, of course). At the risk of upsetting some people, LinkedIn can sometimes feel like a stage where many are more interested in “showing off” than sharing real insights or adding…