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Ponzi and pyramid schemes are both forms of financial fraud that share many characteristics. However, there are distinct differences in how they operate.

Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs pyramid offers a framework for understanding human psychology and motivation. To reach higher levels of meaning and purpose (like self-actualization), the theory ...

Even though money itself is fungible, how we — and our clients — think about assets is not. Instead, we mentally deposit money in buckets of current income, current assets and future income. This ...