Tuesday's midterm elections—usually a referendum on the sitting president and his party—offered surprisingly mixed results, leaving many experts looking for an explanation. Though Democrats are ...

Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explores what drives human behavior, offering a popular framework for understanding motivation. Typically illustrated as a pyramid, the model organizes needs from ...

In 1943, Abraham Maslow published his foundational work on the hierarchy of human needs. Maslow noted that human needs span from tangible — food and water (sustenance) — to intangible — self-esteem ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. Borrowing from the logic of Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs, individuals ...