I love creative fiction. And there’s no shortage of fiction out there about what it takes to be successful. So many untruths… So many misconceptions… So many myths… …about what’s required to live the good life. In reality, it only takes four simple things: clarity, confidence, courage and commitment. Those four ingredients make all the […]
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 […]
No matter what success philosophy you adhere to, each one holds this concept near and dear: the seeds that a farmer plants are the crops that he will harvest. Yet so many are harvesting nothing and are unsure about why. If you look back at your life, you’l see that every important thing that you’ve […]
What is it that allows the poor kid to transcend the wealthy child and the middle class person to leapfrog the trust fund baby? Although I call it a “secret”, it’s not really a secret at all. Countless self-made millionaires have been using it to their advantage for years. It’s the great equalizer to success […]
An integral part of my investment success has been about being in the right place at the right time. No, I’m not talking about timing the market. That’s a fool’s errand. What I’m talking about is investing during bad times. When there’s blood in the streets. Indeed, my favorite investment color is red. And that’s […]
Why do we do what we do? It’s a great question. And it’s a question that psychologist Ellen Langer and her research team at Harvard University set out to answer in 1977. Their study would change our understanding of human behavior and shed light on what drives us. It all started when Langer asked her […]
Since you’re reading this blog, I’m assuming that you have a list of major life goals that you want to accomplish. You do right? Wonderful. While that’s a great start, what about the flip side of that coin? Have you considered learning to avoid the things that are not important? You know, the worthless distractions […]
Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone ‘Neath the halo of a […]
Financial wisdom doesn’t come naturally to the mind, it’s learned. Most people who have achieved success with money received help along the way. Maybe they absorbed the knowledge from a parent or grandparent. Or perhaps they pursued it on their own by reading personal finance books and by copying the success habits of others. That’s what […]
The vast majority of Americans believe that the economy is rigged against them. Seventy-one percent think the U.S. economic system is “rigged in favor of certain groups,” according to a new poll by Marketplace and Edison Research. The poll asked one simple question: “Which of the following comes closer to your opinion of the economic […]
Over 50 million U.S. households – almost one in two – own mutual funds today. The U.S. mutual fund market, with over $10 trillion in assets under management, remains the largest in the world, accounting for nearly half of the mutual fund assets worldwide. Investments into mutual funds have poured in at a staggering pace over the […]