Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Investing-for-Entrepreneurs--Navigating-Emotional-Mindfields.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Investing-for-Entrepreneurs--Navigating-Emotional-Mindfields.html This is a dizzy market, maybe even ill, but it isn't terminal. Learning how to manage one's own emotions while investing is an important part of success. And, the most crucial factor here is practicing ‘realism over optimism,’ instead of the reverse. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Bernie-Madoff--American-Deception.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Bernie-Madoff--American-Deception.html There is an old joke, “Your investment specialist is interested in retirement planning. The problem is that it is his own, not yours.” New evidence suggests that this is less of a joke than we might think. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Business-Decisions--How-to-make-them-more-effective.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Business-Decisions--How-to-make-them-more-effective.html Most people think that emotions hinder rather than benefit business decisions. This common conception, though, is being challenged. Evidence supports just the reverse. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Bear-Market-Defense.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Bear-Market-Defense.html An entrepreneur asks, “Is there anything I can do to defend myself against lower investment returns when the market slumps?” Happily, the answer is yes. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/A-Positive-In-a-Down-Market.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/A-Positive-In-a-Down-Market.html If you have been thinking of converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA what better time could there be than during a down market? Then, the taxes that you pay to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth are less. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/The-X-and-Y-Fighting-Factors-under-Stress--Fresh-Insights.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/The-X-and-Y-Fighting-Factors-under-Stress--Fresh-Insights.html Male partners (professional or personal) can drive their female counterparts crazy. The reverse can also be true. This widespread problem may be more about his Y and her X than commonly appreciated. That’s because to a certain extent our specialized chromosomes (female XX and male XY) compel each sex toward a particular behavior, one that is not always advantageous in our modern day and age. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Make-More-Money-the-Easy-Way.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Make-More-Money-the-Easy-Way.html Laboring for every dollar you earn is one thing. Getting it by investing wisely is another. There’s almost certainly less labor involved. Many people think smart investing is the most reliable way to get rich. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Why-Women-Entrepreneurs-Differ-from-Men.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Why-Women-Entrepreneurs-Differ-from-Men.html “Many people perceive a style difference as the other person’s personal failing.” Deborah Tannen Have you noticed? Women and Men aren’t just dissimilar below the neck. They often act and express themselves differently as well. That is due to changes in an entirely different area than below the belt. It is their brain, which is located above the neckline. In general, she says “slow” and he says “go.” http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Easy-Investment-Ideas-for-the-Time-Starved-Entrepreneur.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Easy-Investment-Ideas-for-the-Time-Starved-Entrepreneur.html Get up, have a cup of coffee, go to work, get through your day, attend a meeting, go home, make dinner, crash. The next day—repeat the cycle. The only thing between you and a nervous breakdown is a thread. You don’t have time to think about investing. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Suze-Orman-is-Wrong.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2917/Suze-Orman-is-Wrong.html Suze Orman is wrong and I want to correct her folly. In her recent book, Women and Money, Orman starts from the premise that women are less than smart when it comes to managing money. By inference, this concept extends to women professionals as well. As a female who was a financial adviser, and also a board certified neurologist and psychiatrist, I understand money and the way women think. Over my investment and scientific careers, I’ve learned that women have just the right mix of caution, willingness to learn, intuition and appreciation of their innermost needs and desires to invest money well. They are smart about money, not dumb as Orman suggests. This is why.