{"id":303,"date":"2015-05-08T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T19:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=303"},"modified":"2015-05-08T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T19:25:04","slug":"what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-6\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes you itch?  Weekend reading worth jumping into"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.&#8221;<\/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>David Brooks on reviving the moral debate and the big question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/05\/05\/opinion\/david-brooks-what-is-your-purpose.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What Is Your Purpose?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Live now and stop fleeing from yourself &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2014\/05\/05\/kierkegaard-on-presence-unhappiness\/?utm_content=bufferd0809&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kierkegaard on Our Greatest Source of Unhappiness<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How the timeline of our careers are changing &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/findependencehub.com\/how-to-find-your-encore-career\/?utm_content=buffer9f17d&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How to find your Encore Career<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2012\/07\/12\/thoreau-on-success\/?utm_content=bufferbf58f&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Henry David Thoreau on Defining Your Own Success<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Investing<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This, to me, is depressing (if advisors are switching investors to seg funds because they then avoid pending disclusore rules, this\u00a0represents pure evil) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-investor\/funds-and-etfs\/funds\/despite-high-fees-popularity-of-segregated-funds-on-the-rise\/article24317632\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Despite high fees, popularity of segregated funds on the rise<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alexa quoted on Forbes.com! &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/robertlaura\/2015\/05\/07\/retirement-income-passport-retirement-portfolios-from-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Retirement Income Passport: Retirement Portfolios From Around The World<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our list of 4\u00a0investing books all Canadians should read &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/sensible-concise-investing-books-graham-bodel-cfa\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sensible &amp; Concise Investing Books<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bull market is\u00a0in it&#8217;s seventh year and some people are questioning whether it&#8217;s time to think about a portfolio change &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/6-bad-reasons-to-make-changes-to-your-portfolio-2015-03-07\" target=\"_blank\"><em>6 bad reasons to make changes to your portfolio<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Couch Potato advises not to let a market slide get the best of you &#8211;\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneysense.ca\/invest\/train-your-investing-brain\" target=\"_blank\">Train your investing brain<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no shortcut. It\u2019s down to time, diligence &amp; good habits from the start, not luck or know-how &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketriders.com\/investing\/show-this-article-to-someone-under-30\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Show This Article To Someone Under 30<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I heard all of these on Wall Street &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/awealthofcommonsense.com\/conflicting-finance-narratives\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Conflicting Finance Narratives<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Market timing strategies are best avoided &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rickferri.com\/blog\/investments\/should-you-time-the-markets-when-experts-can%E2%80%99t\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Should You Time the Markets When Experts Can\u2019t?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clear evidence on why diversification is important &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneysense.ca\/columns\/why-diversify-this-chart-shows-you-why\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Why diversify? This chart shows you why<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Planning<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are you not taking advantage of the Registered Education Savings Plan and Canadian Education Savings Grant? &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneywehave.com\/parents-dont-like-free-government-money\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Parents Don\u2019t Like Free Government Money<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can increase your TFSA contribution this year &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myownadvisor.ca\/get-over-it-with-the-10000-tfsa-limit-everyone-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Get over it, with the $10,000 TFSA limit everyone wins<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are Canadians too polite about this too? &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-investor\/personal-finance\/household-finances\/dont-be-shy-when-it-comes-to-talking-about-fees-with-your-adviser\/article24249587\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Don\u2019t be shy when it comes to talking about fees with your adviser<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5 words I like\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;free money from the government&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/personal-finance\/taxes\/tax-free-and-free-money-why-resps-are-just-like-tfsas-only-better\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tax free and free money! Why RESPs are just like TFSAs \u2014 only better<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Financial literacy for kids<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodfinancialcents.com\/practical-money-skills-to-teach-your-children\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>4 Practical Money Skills You MUST Teach Your Children<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Caveman Living<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/how-were-setting-our-kids-up-to-be-fat-sick-and-unhappy\/#axzz3ZTCxfu7P\" target=\"_blank\">How We\u2019re Setting Our Kids Up to Be Fat, Sick, and Unhappy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>This time last year<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skipping-rocks-on-Lake-Titicaca.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-304 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skipping-rocks-on-Lake-Titicaca.jpg\" alt=\"Skipping rocks on Lake Titicaca\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skipping-rocks-on-Lake-Titicaca.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Skipping-rocks-on-Lake-Titicaca-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Skipping rocks on Lake Titicaca in Peru<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.&#8221; 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. Perspective <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-6\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts","category-graham-bodel-posts","category-weekend-reading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}