We plan for the expected, but the unexpected so easily and so often wrecks our plans. It's why most folks don't plan. They view it as a futile exercise in an increasingly complex and chaotic world. Increasing uncertainty doesn't render planning any less useful than seat belts and airbags are in a crash. Not knowing what to expect in the future screams for the preparedness of planning.

Snow DayIt's no secret that the stock market has been pretty crummy in 2016. My younger sister Allegra is in college, without much of a vested interest in these things yet, and I just texted her to ask what the stock market has done this year. Her verbatim response was: "I think it's been kinda all over the place? And it tanked recently? Oil prices or something."