by Robert Bartley | May 8, 2016 | Career Health
Change is hard. It’s hard in the best of times and hard in the worst of times. Just ask the company that has made Wedgewood China for generations. Not many brides are yearning for fancy plates or little figures to gather dust on tables; today’s newlyweds...
by Bianca Roberts | May 7, 2016 | Bianca Roberts, Uncategorized
Is it possible to balance work and life; can we really have it all? I am a mom of two high-spirited and adventurous young girls (never a dull moment around our house – zero exaggeration!) I have an amazing husband and a job that I love. I’ve been plugging away at the...
by Robert Bartley | May 2, 2016 | Robert Bartley, Succession Planning
Succession Planning – How to Transfer the Family Business to the Next Generation I was quoted in the article Keeping It in the Family in Bloomberg Businessweek along with my brother Bill who runs the family restaurant, the internationally acclaimed...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 24, 2016 | Markets, Robert Bartley
Here is a link Hussman 04-25-16 to John Hussman’s April 25, 2016 weekly commentary. Dr. Hussman has had his investment challenges with the Federal Reserve’s hyper intervention the last several years but you can always count on him for no b.s. facts about...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 22, 2016 | Financial Literacy, Robert Bartley
On April 19th I presented a class on Financial Literacy at Bishop Brady High School in Concord, NH. It was a lot of fun! The students were great. They asked great questions and were very engaged. I look forward to continuing to work with dean of students Mr. Bergeron...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 20, 2016 | Investing, Markets, Robert Bartley
Global stock markets are on life support from central banks. The market is topping. The next significant market move (30% or more) will almost surely be down. When that will happen is anyone’s guess, this year, next year or…? We are getting closer. The...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 19, 2016 | Bonds, Markets, Robert Bartley
High quality bonds are currently a decent investment, but rising interest rates in the future could make them a risky part of your portfolio. High quality bond (e.g. U.S. Treasuries…) interest rates are currently awful from a historical perspective; however, based on...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 13, 2016 | Relationship Health
Lost romance, health regrets and money issues are right up there at the top of life’s missed opportunities. At school, maps helped us understand the shape of the world, protractors helped solve the puzzles of geometry, and books of every shape and size helped us...
by Robert Bartley | Apr 13, 2016 | Quarterly Update
Enclosed is an update of the Stock Market Overvaluation graph (50%-87% overvalued). Please Note: Included on this graph is Robert Shiller’s Cyclical P/E 10 valuation measurement which tracks back to 1871. Robert Shiller of Yale won a Nobel Prize in 2013 for his work...
by Bianca Roberts | Apr 12, 2016 | Bianca Roberts, Living Life
I live for Summer! Jason and I started to make our summer plans this weekend, there is always so much to fit into a few short months. I am counting down the days to our first trip to the beach. For me, the ocean air, sand in between my toes, calming sounds of ocean...
