Ah, life balance. It’s one of those concepts I love to hate. Here’s why: I don’t know of a single successful person who feels like they’ve mastered that equation. Yet the myth of the perfectly balanced life haunts many. I also think it’s a false way to describe what the real problem is, because life […]

Barring an act of Congress, Social Security will have to cut benefits by 2034. That’s a full year earlier than expected.  The reason? To address the program’s long-running funding shortfall. The Covid-19 pandemic, and resulting recession, sped up the expected depletion rate by a year.  But that’s not the scary part… Social Security provides a […]

It’s a common myth that all you need to do to get rich is make a bunch of money. This has been proven time and again to be patently false. The latest example is plucked right from today’s headlines… Many know the talented actress Brett Butler from her popular sitcom in the 90’s ‘Grace Under […]

It’s no secret that I love to read. Books and articles about self-improvement, personal finance and investing are some of my favorite topics. Recently, when scanning the financial headlines, one heading in particular jumped out at me. It read… “A majority of Americans think children will be financially worse off than their parents, survey finds”. […]

Recently, LinkedIn asked more than a million of its followers for the best advice they’d give their 20-year-old selves. The answers they got back resulted in a ton of useful advice. Some of the tips were strange and hilarious such as beware “reply all,” and eat less pizza (not sure I agree with this one!). […]

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” ― Groucho Marx What if I told you there was a simple, almost guaranteed way to become a millionaire? No, it isn’t a product for sale on a late night infomercial. Or a […]

The other day I was reading a story about a small business that had achieved some moderate success. The company started out with just a few employees and over the years had grown the business to having several hundred employees. I generally love reading these types of articles, as they tend to embody the spirit […]

Game Stop. BlackBerry. AMC. Bed Bath & Beyond. What do they all have in common? They’re meme stocks. In case you are not aware, a new retail trading phenomenon has emerged whereby “geniuses” on Reddit and social media platforms promote a hot stock with a meme. Then, the masses, including big investment firms, go buy […]

It’s custom to say that people “develop” good habits and “fall into” bad habits. I don’t buy that into that way of thinking. I believe that a habit is a habit and it’s no more difficult to form good habits than it is to form bad habits. To develop good habits, you simply must adopt the […]

There’s a power in words. Especially words spoken by us, about ourselves. They manifest. And when they manifest, they can either create or they can destroy. Indeed, what we say to ourselves plays a critical role in either helping us or hurting us, in achieving success. I have a question for you – how well […]

The principles that build wealth haven’t really changed much for centuries. With so many people looking for secrets, the real secret to building wealth is that there are no secrets. It’s really about using common knowledge that has stood the test of time. Below are 47 timeless wealth building maxims, containing much of the wisdom […]