Early retirement is an incredible gift. It’s a gift that everyone should give themselves. When you retire early, there’s no more silly training programs and bland catered sandwiches. No more brainless meetings, office jerks, and mind-numbing commutes. No more stupid sales pitches. No more two weeks of vacation. No more reorgs of the section that […]
Greek tragedy was a popular form of drama performed in theaters across ancient Greece. These plays were usually commissioned for competition during religious and other types of festivals, and many were re-performed and copied into scripts for ‘mass’ publication. Although each differed slightly, the plays had similar themes – a dramatic setting that deals with […]
Whenever someone finds out that I’m a stock investor, I often get asked a very familiar question. It’s an honest question and it deserves an honest answer. The question is this – “What will the stock market do next?” Or, it’s close cousin… “Can you tell me what stock will double in the next 6 months?” My reply […]
There are six words that I think are most responsible for keeping people stuck in the middle class. Six little words that hold more people back. Six words that have the power to keep people right where they are…for life. It’s not “I did not have any opportunities.” Hardly. It’s not “I did not have […]
Back by popular demand, I answer subscribers’ most pressing questions! I did the first round of questions and answers back in March and the mailbag has been filling-up, so it’s time for me to answer the most pressing questions on your mind. Without further delay, here are the latest questions from subscribers and my answers: […]
The Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca tells a story about Alexander the Great: A country that Alexander planned to conquer offered him part of the territory as a concession. Alexander replied by saying he hadn’t come all the way to Asia to accept what they were willing to give up. Rather, came word from Alexander, they […]
One of the great universal mysteries: Why doesn’t everyone take common sense financial advice? Think back (maybe even as far as last week). At some point, you may have rolled your eyes at something you read or heard about personal finance that was just simple advice – and, in turn, you rolled the dice in […]
One of the most least understood truths of investing is this: Success in the game of investing depends more on not making mistakes than it does on picking big winners. Period. In fact, Warren Buffett’s two rules of investing are: #1) Never lose money and #2) Never forget rule #1. It’s all too easy for […]
