You’re ready. It’s a new year and it’s time to get serious about wealth. On your short list of goals is to finally break the million dollar mark! Forget all the non-sense about the winning the lottery as your way to wealth. Here’s a quick infographic describing what it really takes to make your very […]
I literally hate the phrase. And I cringe every time I hear it. And it’s said way too often in conversations about wealth. By people who should know better. But, they’re just repeating what they think is an innocuous phrase, not realizing that their words are completely poison. What are these terrible words? They’re this… […]
In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon asked China’s first premier, Zhou Enlai, for his assessment of the French Revolution, 183 years after the revolution’s conclusion. Zhou’s response: “It is too early to say.” If I ask you to think long term, what time frame would come to mind? Would it be ten years from now? […]
Did you know that you can determine now whether you will be successful or not? Like looking into a crystal ball, you can see what the future holds. Sounds captivating doesn’t it? Today, I’ll reveal 13 clues to know whether what you are doing now in your life will lead you to a successful future… or […]
From the song “Opposites Attract” by Paula Abdul: I take–2 steps forward I take–2 steps back We come together Cuz opposites attract And you know–it ain’t fiction Just a natural fact We come together Cuz opposites attract Who’d a thought we could be lovers She makes the bed And he steals the covers She likes […]
You’re ready. It’s a new year and it’s time to get serious about wealth. On your short list of goals is to finally break the million dollar mark! Forget all the non-sense about the winning the lottery as your way to wealth. Here’s a quick infographic describing what it really takes to make your very […]
Over the years, I’ve come to realize a simple principle: nothing happens to a person. No. When things happen, they happen through a person. After all, you’re the captain of your ship. As I mentioned in my ebook, when someone accepts this fact, their new mantra becomes: “if it’s got to be, it’s got to […]
Have you ever opened-up the business section of a newspaper or listened to the nightly business news and wondered – what the heck are they talking about? The world of Wall Street certainly has it’s own language and that language is full of vague phrases, jargon and acronyms that can bewilder even the most seasoned wealth builder. […]
One of the great universal mysteries: Why doesn’t everyone take common sense financial advice? Think back (maybe even as far as last week). At some point, you may have rolled your eyes at something you read or heard about personal finance that was just simple advice – and, in turn, you rolled the dice in […]
One of the most least understood truths of investing is this: Success in the game of investing depends more on not making mistakes than it does on picking big winners. Period. In fact, Warren Buffett’s two rules of investing are: #1) Never lose money and #2) Never forget rule #1. It’s all too easy for […]
Northcote Parkinson termed the phrase Parkinson’s Law in the 1950’s. The law states that “as the supply of a resource increases, so does the demand for that resource”. Here are some common examples: Your computer’s data will expand to fill exactly the amount of storage it has available. The amount of time you have to […]