Open Window's Insight Articles

Here are six of the best year-end practices that we're sharing with clients.

To survive, we focus on danger. Bad things can happen very fast. Good things, in contrast, take time, and we often fail to appreciate them.

Are low interest rates here to stay? After analyzing 800 years of real interest rates, a working paper from the Bank of England seems to say so.

Sometimes, a big income just means bigger expenses; and great wealth means greater problems. Here are a few concerns that we're hearing from clients like you.

The investment instructions below are essentially identical to certain instructions I’ve laid out in my will. It is what I believe is best for my family's investment assets after I am gone.

Should you rely on the prediction of the economist or the toss of a coin? The answer seems obvious, but it isn’t.

The coronavirus pandemic has created much additional stress but it also this silver lining: It’s caused us to be conscious of how fleeting life can be. Perhaps it’s an opportunity to recognize the pernicious effect of stress on our health and to start a program to de-stress.

Many investors premise their decisions on the detection of patterns, but the track record of pattern seekers isn't encouraging.

Is it possible that deriving happiness from simply being kind has a basis in science?

The anxiety caused by both a volatile stock market and an existential threat to our health transcends anything most of us have experienced. It’s very frustrating when we turn to “experts” and they can’t provide answers.

From insuring your art collection to storage fees and more we're coaching you through some of the typical costs you can expect to pay as an art collector.