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The “Satisficer” Portfolio
“Maybe I’ll stream something.” This single sentence of internal dialogue is a prelude to 15 or 20 minutes of high anxiety. My family subscribes to at least five streaming services. When I want to watch a TV show or movie, I can choose from perhaps 40,000 selections.[1] I turn on Apple TV and scroll through
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Timing is everything
Before 1922, 90% of people who developed Type 1 diabetes were dead within five years. In 1918, Elizabeth Hughes—the 11-year-old daughter of Charles Evans Hughes, a future Supreme Court Justice—received a diabetes diagnosis. She weighed 75 pounds. By 1922, she weighed 45 pounds and was incapacitated. She traveled to the University of Toronto for insulin
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What higher yields mean for you, me, and Mr. Darcy
In Jane Austen’s Price and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy attends a dance at Netherfield Park, a country estate leased by his friend. His entrance electrifies the ballroom. “Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes