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In Thanksgiving

‘Tis the season once again to celebrate and be grateful for our many blessings, from family and friends to the historic freedoms we...

In Debt to a Traitor

July 4, 2019 Our celebration this week of the birth of our nation will include public readings of the Declaration of Independence,...

Focus and Trust

Trust renders real the inconceivable. Most of us will at times (possibly multiple times) find ourselves in situations of great anxiety...

One Trustee's Dilemma, Part 2

In March of this year I wrote an article entitled “One Trustee’s Dilemma Solved.” It told the story of a hedge fund manager, Rod Paulson,...

One Trustee's Dilemma Solved

(Originally published on LinkedIn on March 6, 2019) Northway Wealth Advisors (www.northwaywealth.com) is an independent provider of...

Remembering Jimmy

I’ve been told that in some faith traditions, the act of remembering a person keeps them truly present in one’s life. (Originally...

The Great Trust Fall

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on May 24, 2019) I recently was asked to participate in a senior executive level panel...

A Tale in Two Volumes

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on April 25, 2019) I am tired of being told what to think. So, when the Mueller Report came...

Crisis in Faith

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on April 18, 2019) I am a Roman Catholic, meaning a Christian in the western (Roman) tradition....

Good Governance

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on February 16, 2019) I recently attended a wealth industry conference on family governance. ...

One Another

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on January 1, 2019) It has become common practice when beginning a new year to make...

Leadership in Crisis

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on October 13, 2018) The past few days, weeks and months have been very difficult for those of...

Fear and Hubris

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on June 2, 2018) Ever since graduating college with a degree in government, I’ve observed with...

All Enemies, Foreign & Domestic

(First Published in The Greenwich Sentinel on May 18. 2018) Article VI of the US Constitution states that all legislators, executive and...

The New Oppocracy

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on May 4, 2018) In the North Country, where I come from, there is a saying: “We have four...

Police State

(First published in The Greenwich Sentinel on April 13, 2018) From time to time, I get worked up enough about an issue or a topic to...

Hang In There Nutmeggers!

Much has been written about the sorry state of the State of Connecticut and the worrisome exodus of wealthy individuals and companies to...

Remembering Jimmy

I’ve been told that in some faith traditions, the act of remembering a person keeps them truly present in one’s life. The word "remember"...

I've Got a Guy ...

The world needs fewer politicians and more good, competent, honest auto mechanics. We own a ten-year-old, imported car/truck SUV that I...

Enemy of my Enemy

Published February 2, 2018 Like many, my family and I watched both the president’s State of the Union address and the Democratic response...

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