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  • AI Can Now Detect Gaslighting and Narcissism. That’s Progress. It’s Also a Risk.

    AI Can Now Detect Gaslighting and Narcissism. That’s Progress. It’s Also a Risk.

    AI can now flag gaslighting and narcissism in your messages. It still cannot tell the difference between abuse and irony.

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    2 minutes

  • Podcast: Are Family Offices the Answer to Unmet Sustainability?

    In March, 2026 Brett S. Chappell sat down with Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson, CFA, and Filipe Albuquerque from Stockholm-based Nordsip to talk about family offices and sustainability investments. If you have 35 minutes and want to…

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    1 minute

  • The World Is Not Static

    The World Is Not Static

    The Earth operates on longer cycles than we do. Deserts expand and recede. Seas disappear and return. Even Polaris is temporary. Stewardship demands we plan accordingly.

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    3 minutes

  • Teach Your Kids About Investing (Without Telling Them)

    Teach Your Kids About Investing (Without Telling Them)

    I spent over 20 years learning how markets work. Then I tried to teach my kids. Charts glazed their eyes. Monopoly taught them the wrong lessons entirely. It took a Renaissance gem-trading board game to…

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    8 minutes

  • The Opportunity Cost of Not Answering the Question

    The Opportunity Cost of Not Answering the Question

    “When a potential client asks a direct question, answer it directly. Even if the response is not known, answering I do not know is acceptable…. It is also acceptable to say no.”

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    4 minutes

  • The Scale Problem With Space

    The Scale Problem With Space

    What looks close in the night sky almost never is. The Moon, the Sun, and even the nearest stars are separated by distances that defy everyday experience. Using a simple scale model, this piece explores…

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    7 minutes

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