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I learned a valuable lesson about risk management the summer after I moved to Boulder, Colorado. Coloradans love to remind others (and each other) they get over 300+days of sunshine each year, and my first year in the state seemed to bear out this anecdotal wisdom. However, what all the jolly weather-snobs fail to mention is that Boulder is also prone to monsoons during the …

Economists that study purchasing behavior understand that people often deceive themselves when buying large ticket items. There are certainly emotional components to purchasing behavior. I have purchased over 10 automobiles in my adult life without understanding the “total cost of ownership” (TCO) of any of them. I tried to make good decisions, but at the end of the day, I really wanted that vehicle. I once bought a totally …