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May 19, 2012 by admin | No Comments
The Conference Board’s index of Consumer Confidence increased to 49.5% from a significantly upwardly revised level of 48.7 in October. Originally, the October level was at 47.5%. Consensus expectations were for the consumer confidence level to actually fall to 47.5%. The index saw a big step up from dismal levels during the spring, but since [...]
May 6, 2012 by admin | No Comments
For years, personal finance has been like the murky waters a person could fear to dive in, let alone understand anything about, since even the simplest definitions sound complicated. Yet, the subject of personal finance is important, because money is important. Even when a professional financial advisor is hired to manage one’s assets, it is [...]
April 4, 2012 by admin | No Comments
“Past performance is not an indication of future results”. How many times have investors been reminded of this fact? And yet, many of us choose our stocks and mutual funds based on how they have performed over the past 3, 5, and 10 year periods. Are we all using the wrong logic in picking our [...]
February 27, 2012 by admin | No Comments
Stop Working . . . Start Living is subtitled How I Retired at the Age of 36 . . . Without Winning the Lottery. The author, Dianne Nahirny, describes her earlier self as: “[A] 31-year-old woman on her own, with a crummy salary, who owns a ramshackle house in desperate need of major repairs. Yet [...]
February 13, 2012 by admin | No Comments
Think and Grow Rich been responsible for helping create more than 1 MILLION, MILLIONAIRES! It has been termed the- “GOSPEL OF HOPE” and “PHILOSOPHY OF ACHIEVEMENT” INTRODUCTION: MINDPOWER:The Man Who “Thought” His Way1. Desire2. Faith3. Autosuggestion4. Specialized Knowledge5. Imagination6. Organized Planning7. Decision8. Persistence9. Power of the Master Mind10. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation11. The Subconscious [...]
February 11, 2012 by admin | No Comments
“Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success” by Brian Tracy is one of his numerous titles full of practical advice on succeeding in not only your career, but life. I enjoy Tracy’s works due to the solid practical advice he imparts through his products. However, sometimes his books [...]
December 31, 2011 by admin | No Comments
In ‘How To Get Rich’ Donald Trump shares his experience from business life in a short, sharp and to the point style. The book is an easy read with about 250 pages in the pocketbook format. Donald Trump gives us all his best knowledge and tips from real estate, which is his main business, but [...]
December 17, 2011 by admin | No Comments
Probably the most well-known book about creating wealth also happens to be one of the best, if not the best. Think and Grow Rich was written by Napolean Hill in 1960 at the behest of Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie, who amassed his fortune in steel, is one of the richest people to have ever lived; the [...]
November 12, 2011 by admin | No Comments
The Baron Son: Vade Mecum 7 By Vicky Therese Davis, William R. Patterson, D. Marques Patton Long & Silverman Publishing, Inc. (2005) Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (2/06) “The Baron Son: Vade Mecum:” is an allegorical tale about three seekers who approach the world’s richest man, the Baron, to teach them about how [...]
October 7, 2011 by admin | No Comments
Challenging economic times inspire people universally to make wise financial decisions. Whether it’s choosing to repair a vehicle instead of purchasing a new one, or investing in simple pleasures vs. opulent outings, such behaviors are proliferating. One culture that has always lived austere, yet meaningful lives is the Amish. Increasingly, people are intrigued by their [...]
September 1, 2011 by admin | No Comments
“Rich Dad Poor Dad” is the first book I have read about money. I have enjoyed reading it as the content is delivered in a clear, simple and coherent manner. The author, Robert Kiyosaki, wrote about the various financial tools that are available. It gives me a general idea of the different financial tools that [...]
May 14, 2011 by admin | No Comments
The Tao of Warren Buffett by Mary Buffett and David Clark is a fun read that can be finished in about an hour and a half. Mary Buffett, as the name may reveal, was Warren’s daughter-in-law for over 12 years. She and Clark also wrote the more meaty Buffettology series, which attempts to break down [...]
March 30, 2011 by admin | No Comments
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason was one of the first books I read on the subject of wealth. I was fascinated by the storyteller’s simple principles to acquire wealth and riches and I thought, “This is too easy”. Yet, all those years ago with the knowledge held within the pages of [...]
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