This weekend will mark the 25th anniversary of the television show Friends. Fans are recounting their favorite episodes and reminiscing about the ups and downs of the interactions that defined friendship in the early 2000’s. They were great friends but would they make great business partners?

There have been several columns recently pointing out the bias that may exist in investment decisions.  This column serves as an explanation of the biases and if a person reading this suffers from one (or like me, all of them) then how an investment tribe can protect you from your foolish self!

Many of you know the story of how my three brothers and I formed what eventually became TribeVest’s first Tribe. And the moment that changed our lives forever: when we realized how we could overcome our biggest obstacle to realizing our investing dreams. 

During the last World Cup, there were hundreds of thousands of Team France and Team Croatia fans scrambling to afford a dream trip to Russia for the World Cup Finals.  

They are texting and calling their fellow friends and family and frantically trying to fulfill a life-long dream and experience of a lifetime!  Only a few will pull it off.

This is a tale of how two drastically different classes create wealth--the extremely wealthy,   and the rest of us. I know all things are relative, so to be clear I’m referring to this group as the top wealthiest individuals.According to the Credit Suisse Research Institute's Global Wealth Report the richest 1% of the population now owns over half of the world’s wealth.

TribeVest simplifies group investing, empowering individuals to save with purpose and invest together.  But why would we invest together? And what would we invest in?

I have always enjoyed the idea of travel in pursuit of new adventures. In fact, I have always found a direct correlation between the distance traveled and the personal impact of travel on my life.