Who worries more about money, the rich or the poor?
#Mindset #LifestyleI work with a couple who are probably the most extraordinary savers I have ever come across. They’re not yet 60 years old, they’re…
Mutual Fund managers versus James Bond, in Casino Royale
#AdvisorsOf course James Bond was the best poker player in Casino Royale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(2006_film)]. The guy can do everything:…
ETF Investing, Frogs, and Boiling Pots of Water
#Mindset #InvestingI take it, from a two hundred year old source–however unreliable it may be–that a frog dropped in a pot of boiling water will…
Can You Beat the Market With Dividend Paying Stocks?
#Index Funds #InvestingAs most of my regular readers know, my investments are comprised of index funds. I don’t own individuals stocks. But I used to. And many…
Kermit and Elmo Teach Kids About Money
#ChildrenAccording to 2010 data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the average American household strangles itself with $14,750 worth of credit card debt. …read…
Make Sure You Aren’t Falling Behind
#Index FundsIf you had invested $200,000 in the world’s stock and bond markets on September, 11, 2006 (and didn’t add a penny to it)…
Teacher To Student: "It's Better To Be Lazy"
#Index FundsI’ll admit that I wasn’t a hard-working student, when I was a kid. Life was meant to be lived, I figured, rather than spent…
"We’ve just been scammed by Friends Provident, so what now?"
#AdvisorsI received the headlined quote in an email from a 35 year old American couple that bought an Investment Linked Assurance Scheme through Friends Provident. But…
Post-Cancer Perspectives and Triumphs
#LifestyleIf you saw me in my bathing suit, you’d probably notice that my body bends like one of those rain forest trees straining at an…
Expatriate Investors - What Your Financial Advisor Probably Doesn’t Know: Part II
#Advisors #Expat InvestingIn my last post, I argued that it doesn’t make sense for expatriate Americans to invest in actively managed funds. For starters, the odds of…