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Welcome to Capital Revelations, our platform for education and commentary regarding the issues we are passionate about.

We expect to write a short piece whenever inspiration prompts us to do so, probably once or twice a month. Expect the topics to mirror the prominent topics of our website, but through the lens of the three primary forms of capital -  human (intellectual and social), physical, and financial. We hope to share what experience, conversation, and literature have revealed to us regarding the beneficial utilization of the various forms of capital we all possess. And of course, we welcome any comments or feedback you might have. Enjoy!
Professional Trustee Series: The Elevated Professional Fiduciary Standard Part 2 – How Courts Define the Standard and Assess Whether It Was Breached

Sometimes drawing pragmatic lessons from legal proceedings requires pulling elements from multiple court cases, but for the professional fiduciary standard, we only need one; the Estate of Maxedon (1997). In this case, Edward Maxedon, a Kansas resident, placed farmland he owned into a trust for the benefit of his brother and sister to provide them...

Professional Trustee Series: The Elevated Professional Fiduciary Standard Part 1 – Why You and Uncle Bob are Not Treated Equally in a Court of Law

  As we embark on this exploration of best practices among professional independent trustees, it’s fitting to lay the foundation for the entire series by focusing on the fundamental framework that demands, defines, and animates your conduct, decisions, and liability as a professional trustee: the professional fiduciary standard of care. You may not realize that...

Freedom is… a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and Nature

  Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature. – Benjamin Franklin   As America prepared to celebrate its 250th birthday this past weekend, the fireworks arrived early for investors. Familiar themes driven by technological innovation powered stocks...

The Fog of War

  The Fog of War – McDonald Clarke   The first quarter of 2026 has proven challenging for investors, on both the equity and fixed income sides. Joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s response to block traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz dented investor confidence, which had pushed U.S. equity indices...

The Secret of Change

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. – Socrates   A crisis of confidence during November wasn’t enough to derail global equity market momentum, which ultimately produced a third remarkable year in a row. Recall that this multi-year run began in the...

A Challenging Situation

… risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside, a challenging situation. – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell   The third quarter of 2025 built upon the rebound that began in the second quarter, though this quarter, small publicly traded companies performed the best, handily outpacing their large...

If you’re fighting for something you believe in…

  …if you’re fighting for something you believe in – even if it means alienating some people along the way – things usually work out for the best in the end. – Donald Trump   Financial markets staged a powerful recovery during the second quarter, one that drove U.S. equity indices to all-time highs at...

Make That Make Sense

  Make that make sense. – Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau   After 2 years of exceptional performance, U.S. equity markets backtracked to start 2025. Investor optimism quickly deteriorated after Trump’s inauguration, unable to shake off repeated and often inflammatory statements about remaking the nature of global trade. Confronted with the reality that the...

This recalibration of our policy stance

  This recalibration of our policy stance will help maintain the strength of the economy and the labor market… – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell   Ongoing economic growth, improving inflation, and the first of what is likely to be multiple, periodic rate reductions by the Federal Reserve all fueled yet another quarterly advance for...

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