Tales of Abundance

The food pyramid. Seed oils. High-fructose corn syrup. For 50 years we were told it was science. An investigative crime reporter who survived cancer as a teenager dug deeper — and traced it all back to one date: August 15, 1971. The day America's money broke. The day our food started breaking too.Matthew Lysiak — former New York Daily News national crime reporter and author o...

The samurai lost their swords in a single afternoon. Some built businesses. Others never recovered. The difference wasn't talent — it was identity.

What you'll discover:

• Why tying your identity to your job is a trap — and how to escape it

• Anthony's raw account of selling his business and the void that followed

• The difference between identity (how...

The optimists in the Hanoi Hilton died first — not from torture, but from a broken heart. James Stockdale survived seven years as a POW by doing two things at once: unshakable faith that he'd get out, and brutal honesty about today. A Harvard and Boston University study of 83,000 people found that the most optimistic group lived 11–15% longer. But there's a catch — it's not j...

Are Luxury Watches Actually a Good Investment? Rolex, Scarcity & the Truth About Value

Can a luxury watch actually be an investment—or are you just paying for status?

This week on Tales of Abundance, we sit down with Amar Dave' of The Luxury Exchange to talk about watches, diamonds, scarcity, value, and how to enjoy luxury wit...

What does world-class hospitality have to do with building a 33-year career in financial services?

A lot more than you might think.

This week on Tales of Abundance, we sit down with Lance Giambelluca, Managing Director at Merrill Lynch and a Certified Financial Planner who has spent 33 years with the firm.

But before finance, Lance spent three formative year...