Money and Meaning

A Collection of Writings on Investing and Living with Cancer

Category: Reflections

  • Weekend Reflections: Simple Pleasures in Life

    Weekend Reflections: Simple Pleasures in Life

    Yesterday was a good day! December 22 always brings me a little bit of extra happiness. That is because I know days have started to get longer, and darkness has started to give way to light! Here’s to more daylight ahead! P.S. Note that I said “Daylight Ahead,” not “Sunlight Ahead.” After all, I live…

  • Weekend Reflections: The Billionaires’ Peter Principle

    Weekend Reflections: The Billionaires’ Peter Principle

    This headline from MarketWatch reminded me of an old satire which became a real management principle. It was called The Peter Principle and it was the brainchild of Laurence Peter. It goes like this. In an organization, people get promoted because they are good at their jobs. But a time comes when they have been…