{"id":286,"date":"2015-04-24T11:52:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T18:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2015-04-24T11:52:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T18:52:37","slug":"what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-4\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes you itch?  Weekend reading worth jumping into"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. -Truman Capote<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When things aren&#8217;t adding up in your life, start subtracting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it.jpg\" alt=\"Go for it\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>We love to read and share &#8211; here&#8217;s some notable things from the last week covering life, investing, planning, financial literacy for kids and caveman living plus a look at what we were up to this time last year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Perspective<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From ZenHabits\u00a0on learning to live in the present &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zenhabits.net\/the-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Time When We\u2019ll Be Present &amp; Content<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That great tradition and body of wisdom was accidentally tossed aside in the late 1940s. It\u2019s worth reviving and modernizing it.&#8221; &#8211; David Brooks &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/17\/opinion\/david-brooks-when-cultures-shift.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Cultures Shift<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conditional love and it&#8217;s impact on children &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/24\/opinion\/david-brooks-love-and-merit.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Love and Merit<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/parenting\/growing-generational-divisions-are-a-worrying-millennial-shift\/article24083323\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Growing generational divisions are a worrying millennial shift<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Investing<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The markets reward discipline &#8211; try to avoid making you the biggest threat to your portfolio &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/thereformedbroker.com\/2015\/04\/19\/the-biggest-threat-to-your-portfolio-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Biggest Threat To Your Portfolio\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swedroe on hedge fund performance &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.etf.com\/sections\/index-investor-corner\/swedroe\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mystery Of Hedge Fund Survival<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A story evidencing the virtues of diversification &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifa.com\/articles\/cast_iron\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cast in Iron<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What would you do with an extra $250,000? Give it to your bank&#8217;s mutual fund department? &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-would-you-do-with-an-extra-250000\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What would you do with an extra $250,000?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patience needs to be measured in decades &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/awealthofcommonsense.com\/the-impact-of-the-tech-bubble-on-future-returns\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Impact of the Tech Bubble on Future Returns<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/awealthofcommonsense.com\/things-people-in-the-finance-industry-dont-want-you-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Things People in the Finance Industry Don\u2019t Want You to Know<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Planning<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Always be thinking about buffering yourself for a crash &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialsamurai.com\/are-we-in-another-financial-bubble-stocks-bonds-private-equity-real-estate-all-look-stretched\/?utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=twitterfeed\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Are We In Another Financial Bubble? Valuations Look Stretched<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneysense.ca\/retire\/budget-sees-changes-to-tfsas-rrifs-and-tax-credits-for-seniors\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Budget sees changes to TFSAs, RRIFs &amp; new tax credits for seniors<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/ask\/answers\/042115\/why-some-insurance-policies-are-more-expensive-others.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Why some insurance policies are more expensive than others?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wisdom from Behaviour Gap &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.behaviorgap.com\/do-your-values-align-with-your-money-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Do your Values Align with your Money &amp; Time?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can actually increase your contribution to your TFSA right now rather than waiting for the law or the next election &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/personal-finance\/tfsa\/after-some-confusion-banks-now-letting-canadians-top-up-tfsa-for-2015?__lsa=4b4f-22c1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bump-up for TFSA in 2015 doesn\u2019t have to wait for the budget to be passed<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Financial literacy for kids<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Talking to your kids about money &#8211; cool infographic &#8211; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mint.com\/financial-literacy\/kids-cash-beyond-the-piggy-bank041715\/?display=wide\" target=\"_blank\">Kids &amp; Cash: Tips for Managing the Piggy Bank<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Caveman Living<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From Marks Daily Apple &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/how-to-get-your-health-groove-back\/#axzz3YFk1wo8B\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How to Get Your (Health) Groove Back<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>This time last year<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Roping-Sheep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-288 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Roping-Sheep.jpg\" alt=\"Roping Sheep\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Roping-Sheep.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Roping-Sheep-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Olive learning sheep roping with gaucho Mario on the\u00a0estancia in Uruguary<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. -Truman Capote When things aren&#8217;t adding up in your life, start subtracting. 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