by Gar Urette | Jul 25, 2018 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
I haven’t written in a while and, in short, the motivation has been lacking. Now, I’m back at the keyboard to write about a sensitive issue: “death”. We all face it; we all will experience it. It may be with a sibling, child, spouse or loved one. Personally, I have...
by Garrison Urette | Nov 22, 2017 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
Last night I got a call from a good friend who was going through an ugly divorce. Her story was not new – twenty one years as a house wife with a slowly disintegrating marriage leading to divorce. Now she was an emotional “deer in headlights”, living on food...
by Garrison Urette | Jul 16, 2017 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
I recently read a book by Angela Duckworth called “Grit”. Basically, it says that success is substantially influenced by perseverance, “keeping at it” or “sticking to it”. Intuitively that makes sense. However, Ms. Duckworth...
by Garrison Urette | Apr 3, 2017 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
School was out for summer and I was picking my daughter up for some Dad time. Normally Sloane was happy and excited for summer break in Florida, where she spends her days at the stables hanging with horses and other girls that love horses. This time was different. She...
by Garrison Urette | Jan 31, 2017 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
I’m sitting at the breakfast table of my grandmother’s house. The house hasn’t changed in the last 45 years and neither have the spirited debates that take place around the table. The table holds a unique power of neutrality for all those who sit...
by Garrison Urette | Nov 15, 2016 | Chartered Financial Analyst |
I constantly receive requests for stories about my time in the Pacific Islands running the National Development Bank of Palau. So, here is one of my first experiences. As the new guy in town I was invited by a couple of the local power brokers to join them for a...
