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Musings on Covid's Economic Impact (3Q20 Newsletter)
What we are experiencing now is certainly a “terrible moment.” And when the history of this “moment” is written, and outcomes known, my scen
Jul 15, 202010 min read


A Message about our Investment Philosophy from Chris (2Q20 Newsletter)
A message that started out as a memo to staff is expanded upon in this newsletter as Chris elaborates on his investment management philosoph
Apr 21, 202010 min read


Reviewing Estate Plans: The New Years Resolution Everyone Avoids (1Q20 Newsletter)
“Review my estate plan” is not usually high on the list of typical New Year’s resolutions. Nor will your heart likely skip a beat (as it mig
Jan 15, 202011 min read


Key Points on the Art of Negotiating and Predicting the Future (4Q19 Newsletter)
Chris identifies nine points that can help negotiations achieve a desired outcome. And then he turns his attention to not predicting future
Oct 15, 20199 min read


When A Niche Business Isn't Focused on Scaling (3Q19 Newsletter)
July 15, 2019 To: Customers & Friends From Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. There’s an old get-rich cliché: “find a niche and fill it.”...
Jul 15, 20199 min read


Our Business: Preparing Individuals and Families for the Risks and Opportunities of Life (2Q19)
April 15, 2019 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. ’Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and...
Apr 14, 201910 min read


Organizing & Operating Businesses for 55 Years; Chris Has Got Some Thoughts (1Q19 Newsletter)
January 15, 2019 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Thousands of books and articles have been written about...
Jan 15, 201910 min read


A Fiduciary: For Clients Who Need More Than Transactional Relationships (4Q18 Newsletter)
October 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Some time ago, at my kids’ request, I embarked upon a...
Oct 14, 201810 min read


What Are Your Financial Objectives? A More Subtle Question Than It First Appears (3Q18 Newsletter)
July 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Money is a good servant but a bad master. If we assume that...
Jul 15, 20189 min read


Opinions, Attitudes & Convictions, Sincerely Held: Eating What You Cook (2Q18 Newsletter)
April 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. We (that is, all of us on the planet) live, it goes without...
Apr 14, 201811 min read


“Massification” & “Commoditization”: In Search of Service that Reclaims Middlemen (1Q18 Newsletter)
April 15, 2018 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. One quick, and superficial way of characterizing the...
Jan 15, 20189 min read


Is the Market Too High? (3Q17 Newsletter)
October 15, 2017 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. We are hearing the question these days with some...
Oct 14, 20179 min read


On War Stories, Failure, And a Few Postmortem Conclusions (2Q17 Newsletter)
July 15, 2017 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. People love to tell “war stories” that put them in a...
Jun 14, 201713 min read


On Being In the Security Business: Obligations, Aspirations, & Walls (1Q17 Newsletter)
April 15, 2017 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. The much-publicized proposal to build a wall along the...
Apr 14, 201711 min read


During Times of Unpredictability, Consider Doubling Down on Your Core Business (4Q16 Newsletter)
January 15, 2017 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Of course I have something to say about the presidential...
Jan 15, 20179 min read


Another Way for the Private Sector to Boost Non-Profits (3Q16 Newsletter)
Putting aside Brexit, inflation and other divisive topics and consider something we can all agree on: leveraging existing resources for not-
Oct 14, 20168 min read


What We Hear From Clients About Their Economic Worries (2Q16 Newsletter)
July 15, 2016 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. We recently received a letter from a CWC client of...
Jul 14, 201610 min read


Transparency, Populism & the IRS (1Q16 Newsletter)
April 15, 2016 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. Transparency Revisited You may recall that in the CWC 4Q15...
Apr 14, 20168 min read


What's Our Philosophy When the Stock Market Is Crazy? (4Q15 Newsletter)
January 15, 2016 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. ("CWC") The stock market is experiencing one of its...
Jan 15, 201610 min read


Why Advisory? Navigating Truths That Govern Our Lives (3Q15 Newsletter)
October 15, 2015 To: Customers & Friends From: Christopher Weil & Company, Inc. ("CWC") In the frightening number of years I have been in...
Oct 14, 201510 min read
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