money book: Financial News From The Week Of July 25th, 2008... - 08/04/08 02:25 PM
August 4th, 2008
I pay close attention to the financial news. It's part of my job to know what's really going on in the general economy so I can properly train other advisors and guide my personal clients with integrity.
Below are six articles from financial news sources from … (4 comments)
money book: Basic Economics: Save First, Invest Later, Speculate Never... - 07/24/08 08:43 PM
July 24th, 2008
Americans have been bamboozled into thinking that they can get rich and retire comfortably by putting their money in the hands of people whose only aim is to move money from your pocket into some Behemoth's accounts; IRA's, mutual funds, variable annuities, variable insurance policies, ETF's, and … (3 comments)
money book: Short Term - Money, Long Term - Investments, And Never The Twain Shall Meet... - 07/12/08 11:38 AM
July 12th, 2008
"There's no crying in Baseball!" A League of Their Own, 1992
The baseball season is long and strenuous. Players, coaches and teams have to pace themselves. They recognize that one game in a long season - win or lose - is less important than consistently winning more … (0 comments)
money book: American Money, American Oil, American Innovation...Revisited - 06/21/08 08:52 AM
This is a post made on May 9, 2008 and it is more relevant now than it was then...
Friday, May 9th, 2008
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Gone With the Wind, 1939
America is committing suicide by Congressional Cowardice!
The Congress doesn't "give a damn." It has completely … (0 comments)
money book: "Equity harvesting" is a gamble based on a gamble... - 06/20/08 12:07 PM
June 20th, 2008
"You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em,Know when to walk away and know when to run."
The Gambler, Kenny Rogers
Equity harveting is the practice of acquiring the highest possible mortgage on your personal home so you can "invest" the money … (0 comments)
money book: Reverse Mortgage Money Magic... - 06/19/08 06:29 PM
June 19th, 2008
"Made it Ma! Top of the world! White Heat, 1949
Reverse mortgages are often portrayed as last-resort financial tools; reserved for widows and widowers who have outlived their liquid assets and have to tap the equity in their paid-for homes to survive a few more years. … (4 comments)
money book: How To Buy A Car And Make Money Doing It... - 06/04/08 09:01 AM
June 4th, 2008
"I'm king of the world!" Titanic, 1997
Americans have had a love affair with automobiles for over a century. We buy them with abondon; new, used, wrecked and restored. A car inflates our ego, provides useful transport and crystalizes our status. For many reasons it makes us feel like … (5 comments)
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