It is with a heavy heart that we recognize and honor Finology Fellow, Ed Jacobson. Ed's development of Appreciative Inquiry brilliantly connects money and the human experience. His work has forever impacted the Financial Planning profession and is essential to Finology.
Though we regret not gathering Ed’s wisdom in the form of a WIF? Podcast, we are working with his wife, Jody, to continue his legacy. Ed’s work is fundamental to the body of knowledge of Finology.
As we explore the work, we intend to continue to develop Ed's Finological contributions. His insight, bottomless support of others, and heartfelt hugs will forever be missed.
Losing one of our own has a way of highlighting the connections we have and the importance of our collective work.
Let's continue the conversation.
Whichever way I try to angle it, writing this tribute to my deceased dad is difficult. I am extremely lucky to have known the profound man who was my father intimately and across many spectrums of his life. Since his passing, I’ve been grappling with how I package this into a single written piece and
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Deep Economy The Wealth Of Communities And The Durable Future By Bill McKibben. Reviewed by Mike Ryan CFP® The conservation movement began as a conservative initiative. Teddy Roosevelt established the National Park system and set in motion the basic tenants of environmental protection that would be the policy of the United States. When a marine
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The Great Seduction By DAVID BROOKS Published: June 10, 2008 The people who created this country built a moral structure around money. The Puritan legacy inhibited luxury and self-indulgence. Benjamin Franklin spread a practical gospel that emphasized hard work, temperance and frugality. Millions of parents, preachers, newspaper editors and teachers expounded the message. The result
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Podcast Commentary by David Bowman In exploring and relating Pullen’s discussion with Interior Finologist, Natalie Wagner, to the work of Dick Wagner on Finology and Integral Finance, David references Dick Wagner’s Dec. 2001 article in Financial Advisor Magazine, “The Power of Integral Finance.” We encourage reading the article here for a deeper context. In this
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