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The Southern California sky is known for beautiful sunsets. Yet one evening last month, there was something extra to behold. Something… spectacular.

Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann was a busy man. In the late 1800’s, he roamed the streets of Germany, collecting both coins and canines, as a tax collector and dog catcher.

As we approach a new year, it’s common to think about life goals and how we aim to achieve them. Here are three simple ideas you can take into 2018 to improve your chances of investing well.

Be optimistic

The rise of cryptocurrencies is one of 2017’s most captivating market stories.

'Tis the season for annual market forecasts.

Investing seems complicated to many people but the best strategies are often just the opposite. You can beat most investors if you learn to focus on the right things and simplify. That means finding effective principles you can easily implement and compounding those returns.

George Bernard Shaw once quipped, "If all economists were laid end to end, they would still not reach a conclusion." 

There’s truth to Shaw’s comment—economic forecasting is tricky and imprecise. Everyone’s crystal ball is hazy, including mine.

How much money is enough?

The more money we have, the more choices we have in life. So, money is important.

But as we all know, money is not the only thing that matters.

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When it comes to investing, most people are in search of reliable return streams to facilitate lifestyles and legacies they aspire to. And while we are all unique, we have many things in common in the way we want our money to work for us.