Accountable Update

A $1,000,000 Mistake Plus a Few Estate Planning Tips

A guilty pleasure from which I take some satisfaction is reading the r/Marriage subreddit (that's a message board on Reddit.com) in my nightly quest to reach the end of the internet. Normally, it is posts such as “I think my wife is having an affair with the cook at The Waffle House” that help me realize that I’ve probably got it pretty good in the marriage department. But occasionally, I’ll see a post or comment that is also excellent advice. That was the case recently when a widow from Texas posted, “Remembering the good times and sharing some advice for couples.”

Don’t Be Schloss'd: Avoid Being Blindsided by Schemes in the Investment World

In a move that stunned the college sports world, Texas A&M head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagel departed the Aggies one day after playing in the College World Series finals. Most observers would have been surprised by such a move in any similar circumstance, but his departure into the burnt orange sunset 90 miles to the west was shocking and felt akin to other flimflams I have witnessed over the decades as an investment advisor.