Rich and wealthy, two words that many people use interchangeably but mean vastly different things. Being rich means you have a lot of money coming in, but it does not mean you are wealthy. Being wealthy is not only having enough money to meet your needs but being able to afford not to work…
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Mindset
Who Else Wants to Know if We Are in a Bubble and What to do About it?
A question that has come up often in recent conversations is, are we in a bubble? It has often been said that asset bubbles can’t be identified except in hindsight. I don’t totally agree. I do know that bubbles can continue to inflate for months or years after…
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Why Boring is Beautiful When it Comes to Investing
“Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!” — John Bogle “The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.” — Ben Graham “I don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars; I look around for one-foot bars…
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10 Lessons I Learned In Lockdown
“The world is what YOU think of it, so think of it DIFFERENTLY and your life will change.” ― Paul Arden “Can’t you give me brains?” asked the Scarecrow. “You don’t need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn’t…
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How To Add Value And Not Junk To Your Life.
“Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are.” —James W. Frick “If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.” —Benjamin Franklin I am sure many of you are…
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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. “Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion.” —Muhammad Ali Humans are…
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Keeping Sane In Insane Times.
“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.” – Paulo Coelho, ‘The Fifth Mountain’ Hardships often prepare people…
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Remaining Calm In Times Of Chaos
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” –Dan Millman “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.” –Corrie ten Boom I would be lying to say the last couple of…
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Calm In The Eye Of A Storm
“Do you have the patience to wait Til your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving Til the right action arises by itself?” ~ Lao Tzu, Tao-te-Ching There are three distinct areas that we can be concerned about today. The virus,…
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Patience Is A Virtue, Especially Now.
“There are only 3 edges in the market. You can be smarter than everyone else. You can be luckier than everyone else. You can be more patient than everyone else. What’s your edge right here, right now?” -Morgan Housel It was a rough week in the…
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