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 […]
There are certain characteristics that all successful people showcase. These characteristics can be derived into sort of “success indicators” that will help you to either become successful or to measure the success in your life. But they aren’t the usual characteristics of hard work and persistence. In fact, some of the indicators I discuss today, […]
There’s an old saying that goes like this: “You can have anything you want in life if you’ll simply ask the right questions.” Indeed, Voltaire said “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” Which begs a question (sorry for the pun). Do you know how to ask good questions of yourself? […]
Recently, I sent an article to subscribers of my newsletter (subscribe here) about Warren Buffett foregoing some home improvements in order to let his money compound and how that decision put him at odds with his then wife, Suzie. A reader named Ed wrote to me in response of that article… I just read last week’s email, that […]
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 […]
