Sudden Change in Your Financial Circumstances? Whether Good or Bad, Your Identity Will Lag Your New Reality.
Mariko Gordon, CFA Mariko Gordon, CFA

Sudden Change in Your Financial Circumstances? Whether Good or Bad, Your Identity Will Lag Your New Reality.

A sudden windfall. An unexpected setback. Your life can change in an instant.

Maybe you just inherited money, sold a business, cashed in stock options, or hit the jackpot. Maybe you lost your job, are getting divorced, or lost a lot of money betting the farm on a “sure thing.” Either way, you’ve had a big change in your financial life, and need to take action.

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Your Struggles with Food Are the Same as Your Struggles with Money. Address One and You’ll Fix the Other, For a Drama-free Life with Double the Joy and Ease
Mariko Gordon, CFA Mariko Gordon, CFA

Your Struggles with Food Are the Same as Your Struggles with Money. Address One and You’ll Fix the Other, For a Drama-free Life with Double the Joy and Ease

If you have drama around weight, I bet you have it around money.

Weight loss coach Brittany Kolb and I were comparing notes and had an aha! moment. The habits and thoughts that sabotage us from having a healthy relationship with our bodies also keep us from stewarding our wealth well.

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How Trusting Your Intuition Can Help You Make Better Life Decisions
Mariko Gordon, CFA Mariko Gordon, CFA

How Trusting Your Intuition Can Help You Make Better Life Decisions

Our conscious mind is an ignorant know-it-all.

It thinks the truth can only be found in the part of the spectrum it sees and denies that ultra-violet, infrared, or x-rays exist just because they’re invisible. Our unconscious mind can see the whole spectrum and makes more informed decisions. Today taught me just how fast my unconscious mind figures stuff out, and how quickly my conscious mind reasons it away.

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Heed These Red Flags Lurking in Your Portfolio and Unleash Better Returns
Mariko Gordon, CFA Mariko Gordon, CFA

Heed These Red Flags Lurking in Your Portfolio and Unleash Better Returns

For 25+ years I founded and ran an institutional money management firm.

I was an old-school bottom-up small-cap stock picker running $2.5B. I retired and now coach people on business, money mindset, and investing. One way I work with clients is to review their portfolios and help them prepare for meetings with their advisors.

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