Spend Your Life Wisely™ - Accredited Investors, Inc.

Principal Ross Levin writes a monthly column for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In his Spend Your Life Wisely™ columns, Ross reflects on money and the surprising ways your financial choices can add meaning to your life.

Articles from 2013

2013_0127_Listing for What's Important
2013_0224_Keeping Your Act Together is Tough
2013_0331_Getting to Yes is Hard When No is Your First Reaction
2013_0428_For Success in Life and Business
2013_0526_Template Can Lead to Better Decisions

Articles from 2012

2012_0101_Settle
2012_0129_Crying Babies Careful Decisions
2012_0226_Into the Game
2012_0325_Diagnosing that Uncomfortable Feeling
2012_0429_Helping Your Children Find Their Own Voice
2012_0527_Opportunity Can Arise From the Unexpected
2012_0624_Timing the Market
2012_0729_Being Honest With Yourself Takes Work
2012_0826_A Back to School Quiz for Investors
2012_0930_Some Red Flags on Financial Advisers
2012_1028_Seeking Financial Answers From Your Deep Gladness
2012_1125_First Step to Getting Help
2012_1230_The Downside of Storytelling

Articles from 2011

2011_0130_Gauging Probabilties
2011_0227_Change is Coming
2011_0327_Don't Make Investing More Complicated
2011_0424 Consider the Fox
2011_0529_Tough Times are Testing Relationship
2011_0626_Like Golfer - Investor Needs Right Attitude
2011_0731_Dealing with the Debt Ceiling
2011_0828_Little Questions Big Answer
2011_0925_Three of the Best Investments
2011_1030_Objective Analysis
2011_1127_Disparate Truths

Articles From 2010

2010_0124_Borrow Spend Save
2010_0131_Financial Partnerships
2010_0228_Tips from TV
2010_0328_Find the Spark
2010_0425_More than Hope
2010_0523_Best Choices
2010_0530_Courage vs Fear
2010_0627_Investing Cause Effect
2010_0725_A Different Type of Happiness
2010_0822_Values vs Worth
2010_0829_Cautious Not Frightened
2010_0926_The Cabin The Kids and the Great Recession
2010_1024_How to Survive
2010_1031_Trick or Treat
2010_1128_Moneys True Meaning
2010_1226_College Applications

Articles From 2009

2009_0124_Bad Advice
2009_0221_Price of Worry
2009_0329_New Choices
2009_0426_Keeping Score
2009_0523_Take Stock
2009_0531_Sunny Side
2009_0628_Threads of Meaning
2009_0726_Where to Go
2009_0823_No Free Lunch
2009_0830_Doors Open
2009_0927_Marathon Lessons
2009_1025_Balancing Risk
2009_1122_Real Retirement
2009_1128_Unpredictability
2009_1227_Six Word Memoirs

Articles From 2008

2008_0120_Life Perspective
2008_0223_Adjust or Panic
2008_0330_Acquisition and Loss
2008_0426_Aiding Children
2008_0524_Making the Grade
2008_0622_Timing the Market
2008_0726_Rough Waters
2008_0824_Think Like Olympian
2008_0831_Pays to Listen
2008_1025_False Fears
2008_1122_Reflections on Riches
2008_1129_You Can Contribute
2008_1227_Spend Life Wisely

Articles From 2007

2007_0121_SAVE
2007_0218_Jackpot
2007_0318_Splendor
2007_0415_Goalposts
2007_0520_Rational Finance
2007_0617_Art of Perception
2007_0715_Peek Past
2007_0819_Ignore Roller Coaster
2007_0916_Stay on Course
2007_1021_Trade Offs
2007_1118_Forget Yourself
2007_1223_Keep Perspective

Articles From 2006

2006_0122_Looking Back
2006_0219_Tough to Swallow
2006_0319_Beyond Taxes
2006_0416_Shifting Landscapes
2006_0521_Fast Current
2006_0618_Truth
2006_0716_Segue
2006_0820_Mind Map
2006_0917_Financial Path
2006_1015_Vote
2006_1119_Worry
2006_1217_Legacy

Articles From 2005

2005_0116_Value of Struggle
2005_0213_Your Own Tune
2005_0313_Delusions
2005_0412_Language of Planning
2005_0508_Money Messages
2005_0612_In the Moment
2005_0710_Budget Divide
2005_0821_Lunchroom Lessons
2005_0911_Problems Go Round
2005_1009_Connections
2005_1120_Managing Accounts
2005_1219_Invest in Yourself
2005_1225_Santa

Articles From 2004

2004_0208_Biology of Investing
2004_0314_Debt Not Hock
2004_0411_Cost of Efficiency
2004_0516_House Is More
2004_0613_Prime Question
2004_0711_Black and White
2004_0808_Psychology of Money
2004_0912_Choices
2004_1010_Cast a Vote
2004_1114_Common Ground