Charlie Nilsen, Boston Private’s national director of residential lending, offers insight on the intricacies of financing a home purchase in The Wall Street Journal.

At Boston Private, we sponsor a diverse group of organizations that share many of our own values while educating and inspiring the people and communities around them. The answer is different for every organization. We took 30 minutes with Seth Rosenzweig, Executive Director of Team IMPACT, an organization that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses to local college athletic teams, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes, to learn more about his biggest influences and what has driven the organization’s success.

Boston Private analysts Nicole Coombes and Paul Fortin are “bullish” about international equities right now, the long-term benefits of global investing are even more important they say. Here’s why.

Historical performance over the past forty years has shown that domestic and international stocks have moved in cycles of alternating performance. Investing internationally helps fill in the other part of the cycle.

Eight years into the current bull market, investors are starting to wonder if U.S. stocks are expensive. Having watched Amazon (AMZN) march from $300 per share in 2015 to over $1,500 a share today, many investors wonder if it’s too late to find a bargain. Perhaps shopping in a different market is the answer.

Boston Private analysts agree that globalization has led to the creation of increased investment opportunities, as companies have become more intertwined and globally focused.

A quick scan of American investors shows that U.S. equities make up roughly 75% of their equity portfolios, whereas the U.S. represents only 53% of the world’s stock investments.

While most professional athletes are hopeless about money matters, we can learn important lessons from their mistakes. Here are four that Chris Dudley gleaned from athletes who beat the odds.

When you need cash, what’s the best course of action? If you’re tempted to reach for a credit card to get the cash you need, you may want to reconsider. There may be better ways to meet your personal liquidity needs.

Boston Private Wealth Chief Investment Officer Tom Anderson offers views on inflation, The Fed, and the outlook for 2018 in The Wall Street Journal.