Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth
I just had an interesting comment debate with my buddy Matt over at the Online Investing AI Blog. Matt’s a big fan of derivatives and a laissez-faire kind of guy. He views government regulation with a heavy dose of skepticism. I am not a big fan of cumbersome regulation myself. But, I have become firmly convinced …
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Every couple of years, I am approached by someone who has recently become employed in the financial services industry. This is usually a friend or former coworker, who is working through their warm market, looking for candidates to sell financial products. This year, the approach seems to have evolved, because I was contacted via Facebook. I immediately suspected …
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This is my favorite time of the year. Not only has summer arrived, but it’s graduation season. It’s my chance to impart some nuggets of wisdom onto impressionable graduates. To those who seem genuinely interested, I usually provide a brief run-down of the five most important things to avoid. 1. Divorce According to DivorceRate.org, it …
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I was blessed to have two Dads. And they each impacted my life in different ways. Both of my Dads were Engineers and they were both very wise with their finances.
Scamflation (n) – 1. Erosion of our purchasing power by devaluation of the dollar 2. Printing vast amounts of money to cover deficit spending 3. Manipulating the inflation rate to avoid increases in bond interest Inflation’s Harsh Reality I read an interesting post over at the OnlineInvestingAI blog, where George reviews a book called How to Profit from …
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