If you’re wondering why (and how) the stock market keeps going up during a war with Iran that has caused oil prices to spike, you’re not alone. It seems the Wall Street Journal can’t write enough articles about why the market is up or down, and what it may or may not do next. Spend time reading all of them, and the result will be two Advil for your headache.

We used to warn our clients about the ‘run-of-the-mill’ phone scams, such as calls from ‘agents’ pretending to work for Social Security, or desperate phone calls from ‘grandchildren.’ Then there were the ‘Oh no, your computer has been compromised’ pop-ups that seemed to target all of us. (Hopefully, you all now have McAfee, or a similar virus protection software. Don’t you?) It may be hard to believe, but those calls and scams were from the good old days, because scams have gotten a lot harder to detect.

It would only be a slight exaggeration to say I prefer getting to airports long before my flight is scheduled to depart. I want to have an unhurried drive, a calm wait as I go through security, buy some snacks, sit down, and put my feet up. At least for this part of the journey, I want to be in control.