Warren Buffett is frequently named as one of the richest men in the world, having been named THE wealthiest man in 2008 by Forbes magazine and the third wealthiest in 2011. Millionaires and billionaires are often the subject of envy in our society these days, and many are disillusioned and believe that a lot of these wealthy elitists were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. This could not be further from the truth when it comes to Warren…[Continue Reading]
The shelves at your local bookstore or library are simply littered with books about how to manage your finances. This is a good problem to have, but it can still be a little confusing when you look for just the right book on how to effectively order your personal financial house. One book that you might consider as a guide for the best way to run your finances is “The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place.” In the paragraphs…[Continue Reading]
If you are not familiar with recently deceased inventor and technology pioneer Steven Jobs, then you have lived under a rock for the last ten years and more. There are not many areas of the modern technological world you live in today that this heroic genius of a man did not touch in some meaningful way. Even his arch rival and long time nemesis Microsoft founder Bill Gates said about the late founder of Apple that the world will feel…[Continue Reading]
If you are like the majority of people, then you do not have a large trust fund that waits for you or a big cash settlement from a lawsuit to help you meet your financial goals and to retire. For you to obtain wealth, you will have to achieve it on your own. This is what is meant by the phrase to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. But while you probably agree with this assessment of your own financial…[Continue Reading]
Have you ever wondered why the financial adviser industry is still promoting the same old tired “buy and hold” long term strategy that it was promoting to your parents and grandparents? The author of a new book entitled “The Ten Truths of Wealth Creation,” John E. Girouard, says that while the spirit of vision and change in industry, medicine, fine arts, and the military is encouraged and rewarded, in the investment business it is heavily frowned upon. Not only this,…[Continue Reading]
You will find that you are in good company if you do not fully understand the specifics of wealth. In fact, most people harbor a number of misconceptions about what wealth is and how you should create it. Wealth is not a magic number of dollars that you accumulate and then retire. In fact, it will surprise you to learn how people who effectively create wealth feel about the money and the process that they use to obtain it. In…[Continue Reading]
In the difficult economic times today that are often compared to the Great Recession of the 1930′s, there could be a silver lining. You may not have heard that more people became millionaires during the Great Depression than at any other point in history. This is because when there is great upheaval, tremendous opportunity presents itself. Mike Dillard of the Elevation Group is an individual who believes this so strongly that he offers free wealth training for you when you…[Continue Reading]
What sensible person would not be interested to learn the secrets to increase wealth and achieve an early retirement? This may sound like a far fetched notion to you today in light of the dismal economy. Actually, I strongly believe that the current economic problems are also a result of not understanding what wealth is, and the principles of building it. Too much focus these days is on money, which is only a derivative of wealth. The truth is that…[Continue Reading]
If you are like the majority of people, then you do not have a large trust fund that waits for you or a big cash settlement from a lawsuit to help you meet your financial goals and to retire. For you to obtain wealth, you will have to achieve it on your own. This is what is meant by the phrase to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. But while you probably agree with this assessment of your own financial…[Continue Reading]
If you turn on the financial channels or watch them online, you will hear commentators and guests discuss the prospects for severe and runaway inflation in the states in the near to medium term future. There is a growing chorus of economists who are worried about this scenario. Some of them say it could come as early as 2011. There is now a video training seminar available to you online that educates you all about this prospect of high and…[Continue Reading]
