Meir Statman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s easy to look back on our lives and recognize the events that brought us to where we are today. How can we apply that same level of thinking to the next chapter in life? That’s the theme we’ll explore in today’s episode.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s an honor to have our next guest on the show. Meir Statman, Ph.D is a professor of finance at Santa Clara University and has authored two of my favorite books on finance. Born in a refugee camp in Germany during 1947, Meir has an incredible life story that he takes us through on the show. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ll hear his thoughts on keeping an open mind, learning about ourselves, and how life stages will ultimately prepare us for the next transition.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why Meir chooses to look at his life through the lens of serendipity</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How we can use the concept of serendipity as we look to the future</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How to address the common post-career fear of financial uncertainty</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The surprising theory of getting satisfaction from saving money vs. spending it</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The reason why Meir hasn’t retired from teaching in his seventies</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why Meir focused on teaching his daughters the value of kindness as they grew</span></p>