By Karen Firestone Kari recently wrote a piece for the Harvard Business Review about how the four tenets of risk taking can apply to any situation. You can purchase a copy of her book by following this link. Read her article in The Harvard Business Review
By Neil Irwin Income is shifting more toward workers. This is good for personal spending and consumer goods & services firms. Read the full article in The New York Times
Nariman Behravesh, IHS chief economist, and Karen Firestone, Aureus Asset Management, provide their outlook the economy after the fed signals it’s not in a rush to raise interest rates. Watch the full video on CNBC.com
BY PETER ECONOMY Peter discusses Kari’s book and her 4 tenets of risk taking in a new column on Inc.com. Follow the link below to read the article for free. Read the full article on Inc.com
By Karen Firestone MARCH 11, 2016 Karen’s latest piece featured in the Harvard Business Review discusses the impossibility of avoiding risk altogether. Read the full article on HBR.com Kalinda has a high-paying job at an investment company and lives outside of Boston with her fiancé. They love running in the parks near their home…
Most career advice today encourages us to move forward passionately, intentionally, boldly — and above all, quickly. Career coaches don’t make a lot of money from encouraging people to “get ahead slowly.” However, in terms of fulfilling our long-term goals for career success, patience can be an asset. That’s not to say waiting is easy….
Karen Firestone, Aureus Asset Management, and Alison Deans, AA Deans Advisory, talk about global market concerns, interest rates, and increased M&A activity.
You never want to receive an unexpected email from a very important client that reads “I need to talk to you at 2:30 today.” Particularly if he’s never sent you anything like that before. But one morning last month, that was the message that landed in my inbox. My heartbeat quickening, I replied, “Of course,…
This morning, I did something that I have done at least once and often four or five times a week for nearly 30 years; I went out running in the dark. This has been a particularly challenging winter with tons of snow, and, more important, lingering ice on the street, but I have my secret…
Most people look forward to retirement. They can’t wait to play more golf with their pals, travel, hang out with the grandchildren, perhaps spend more time on non-profits, and generally pursue a more relaxed lifestyle. But some of us don’t really want to retire. Like my partner, with whom I co-founded our finance services company….