Before I go on vacation,
I send my financial adviser
an email outlining when I’ll be away,
and how I can be contacted.
Somewhere in that email,
I say something like
‘My finances are a priority.
Contact me as often as you regularly would.’
Am I worried about a trading emergency?
No, not really.
In the years I’ve been dealing with him,
there has only been a couple of trading emergencies.
What I’m doing is
communicating what my priorities are.
I can’t expect my finances
to be my financial adviser’s priority
if it isn’t mine.
And these pre-vacation emails are damn effective.
Use your vacation to communicate priorities.
The people working with you
on your priorities
should have special access to you
while you’re on vacation
‘in case of emergencies.’