kiyosaki: Two roads to wealth :: which one will you pick? - 07/02/07 04:59 AM
I'm not a big fan of "get rich" tomes, something I discussed recently in my post on Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad series.  But an exception is Stanley and Danko's excellent survey on wealthy Americans: The Millionaire Next Door. 
This isn't a new book but it reamins relevant as it has a lot of messages that Americans need to hear and internalize.  As a society we do a great job of consuming, but not such a great job of saving and investing - as our reliance on social security shows us. 
Stanley and Danko take a very different apporach to Kiyosaki … (1 comments)

kiyosaki: Why I don't like Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad - 06/26/07 10:10 AM
It’s impossible to deny Robert Kiyoski’s success with his famous Rich Dad series. Go to Amazon.com and you’ll find almost fifty books, tapes and related paraphernalia on offer; Rich Dad in English and Spanish, Rich Dad for women and for kids. Even Rich Dad in Chinese. But it’s hard to beat the DVD Rich Dad’s 60 Minutes to Getting Rich. Kind of expensive at $79.99…but hey that’s a small price for wealth in 60 minutes, right?  Boardgame anyone?  Only $149.99.  Plus tax.
Kiyosaki has a lot of enthusiastic supporters – and a lot of them are Active Rainers – so I might … (10 comments)

kiyosaki: Investing Guru of the week... - 12/10/06 02:43 AM
I'm signed up on a lot of real estate mailing lists - a good way to stay abreast of trends going on in the real estate community.  Every now and then a real beauty pops up in my mailbox - one that I have to memorialize in some way before I hit the delete key.         
Check out these quotes from a note I got today from a guy hosting real estate teleseminars (emphasis mine):      
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 "Hi Christopher, I want to make sure you get one of the few remaining open spots for my free upcoming teleseminar...
...If you for some reason feel … (2 comments)

 

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