The New York Times Sketch Guy, Columnist, and Take the Longview podcast guest Carl Richards, is one of the best in the world at connecting money and emotion. His unique ability is boiling down ideas to their essence so that everyone can relate. In a recent piece, he does it again, clearly outlining a 5-step guide to making it through the ups and downs of the financial market. Check it out here.

In his recent piece about investor behavior, Wall Street Journal Columnist, Jason Zweig profiles real investors who took the long view in the int first half of 2020. “Markets Bombed, Investors Carried On” reminds us why maintaining self control in a volatile market is key for long term success. Our favorite quotation? Arlyne Willcox said, “My experience in 2008 told me: Stand still, be patient, take baby steps so you don’t overreact but feel like you did something.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. You can check out the rest of the piece here.

Race and power are front and center in conversations happening (or not happening) around the world. There is so much we’d like to say, but for now we think it’s most helpful to highlight one of the voices who says it best. If you watch one thing today, we think it should be this 14 minute Ted Talk from Mellody Hobson, a finance boss who nails it.

Watch Hobson’s classic 14 minute Ted Talk by clicking the image below, and should you find yourself loving Mellody the way we do, keep exploring her wisdom here or here.