When Stocks Drop, The Biggest Enemy Is In The Mirror
#Mindset #InvestingJean Melek feels queasy. The 50-year old school teacher’s investments have dropped almost 8 percent over the past 30 days. Plenty of forecasters say stocks…
Do You Want A Portfolio That Can Weather Market Storms?
#InvestingIf the stock market dropped heavily tomorrow, and stayed down for a few years, that would be the best scenario for most employed investors. It’s…
Why Most Investors Should Hope To See Stocks Fall
#Mindset #InvestingI’m 48 years old. I have an income. I also have a few million dollars in the stock market. And I would like to see…
Why The World Isn't Going To Hell In A Hand Basket
#Mindset #LifestyleMy friend loaned me an amazing book last week: Enlightenment Now, by Harvard professor, Steven Pinker. Bill Gates says it’s his “new favorite book of…
How Much Money Do You Need To Retire?
#Retirement #Lifestyle #MindsetMy wife and I are homeless. That doesn’t mean we live under bridges or dig food out of garbage bins. Instead, for the past four…
Millionaire Expat Interview On Socially Responsible Investing
#Talks and Interviews #InvestingThis morning, the Dubai Eye breakfast show hosts interviewed me about socially responsible investing. After we finished the live show, one of the hosts said, “I…
Do Actively Managed Funds Protect Your Money When Stocks Fall?
#InvestingMany financial advisors say, “Index funds are dangerous when the stock market falls. Actively managed professionals can save you from such crashes.” Unfortunately for them, real-world…
Why Value Stocks Are Now Priced To Dust Growth
#InvestingOne of my friends recently cashed in a variable annuity. He bought it years ago, before he realized it was a high-cost rip-off. “I want to…
Nexus International School Leader Saves Her Faculty Tens of Millions of Pounds
#Advisors #Investing #Talks and InterviewsLast year, a financial salesperson attempted to breach the faculty at Singapore’s Nexus International School. He wanted to sell contractual savings schemes, such as the…
What We Can Learn From The Mistakes Of Millionaires
#Lifestyle #MindsetPeople drink during good times. They drink when times are bad. Bernhard Stroh knew this. He also learned how to build a fortune. In 1850, he…