Annie Duke

Jan 1, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Annie Duke

More than one-third of Americans made a New Year's resolution ahead of 2024, according to polling firm YouGov. Of those who did, 87 percent believed they would keep them all year. That belief is wildly off-base. Researchers in one of the few significant studies on New Year's resolutions found that only about 1 in 5 people followed through after two years. When it comes to keeping resolutions, the odds are stacked against us.

Nov 26, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Annie Duke

Democracy Dies in DarknessWhat a sudden change in consumer sentiment says about us. November 26, 2024 at 6:45 a.m. ESTSomething strange happened the day after Donald Trump won the election: Democrats and Republicans traded places on their views of the economy. For years, Democrats were more optimistic and Republicans less so. Three days after the election, on Nov. 8, Sofia Baig, an economist with Morning Consult, spotted something remarkable in the company’s Index of Consumer Sentiment.

Oct 30, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Annie Duke

Democracy Dies in DarknessThe data is real, but the conventional analysis is misleading. October 30, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. EDTAll the polling supports the buzziest statistical claim of the 2024 election: Black voters are moving toward Donald Trump.An October 2020 Pew Research survey found that Black voters favored Joe Biden by a margin of 81 points, 89 percent to 8 percent. But four years later, Vice President Kamala Harris’s margin of support among this group is just 65 points (79 percent for her vs.

May 16, 2024 | ivoox.com | Annie Duke

As spring breathes new life into our surroundings, it’s time to dust off more than just the cobwebs in our homes. In this episode of The Agent of Wealth Podcast, host Marc Bautis answers one of the most commonly asked questions this time of year: What financial documents should I keep on file, and for how long? In this episode, you will learn: The documents you must keep indefinitely, including legal, personal, and financial records. How long to keep tax-related documents and records.

May 10, 2024 | ivoox.com | Annie Duke

100% of business owners are going to exit one day, but less than 10% have a written and communicated plan for doing so. If you fall into the remaining 90%, it’s time to get a plan in place.