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Your Wealth Effect
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How the earning, saving and spending of wealth effects various parts of our lives.
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Perceived Probability of Success and Achievement Cycle
%%bloglink%%Goal setting is such an engrained part of our culture that we celebrate them every New Years. Some of these goals are internally set (save more for... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Low Interest Rates, Not High Rates, Are the Biggest Danger to Bonds
%%bloglink%%If the countless stories about the potential bleak future of bond funds are to be believed, interest rates will move up causing the “bubble” in bond... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Winning the Lottery is the Most Practical Way to Fund Retirement
%%bloglink%%As crazy as this sounds, according to a Financial Planning Association 2006 Survey, 21% of those surveyed agree that winning the lottery is the... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
8 Investment Lessons from the Largest Pizza Chains in the U.S.
%%bloglink%%I don’t know what I enjoy more, making money or eating a delicious slice of pizza so it made perfect sense to me to make this latest installment of... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Rising Gas Prices Are a Sign of a Healthy Economy
%%bloglink%%According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average price of regular gasoline in California rose from $3.60 at the beginning of the year to $4.2... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Five Interesting Facts About the Self Storage Industry
%%bloglink%%I was channel surfing the other night and I came across the TV show Storage Wars on A E. This show follows professional buyers who purchase the... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Retail Therapy to the Rescue
Had a bad day? Life got you down? Retail therapy to the rescue! If you’ve never staggered out of the mall with a full bag, an empty wallet and mumbling to no... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2013 LIFESTYLE, SHOPPING -
8 Investment Lessons from the Recent Grammy Awards
%%bloglink%%One of the side effects of reading economic articles all day is you start to see financial lessons in random places such as the recent Grammy Awards... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
There Are No “risk-free” Investments
%%bloglink%%I spend between an average of one to two hours driving daily to and from client appointments and every time I climb into my car I know I’m facing a... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
the Greatest Potential Threats to Your Finances
%%bloglink%%It seems to me almost every week the financial media focuses on some new potential “boogeyman” that might appear and wreak havoc on my investments... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
What Are Your Next Steps?
%%bloglink%%Michael Grondahl, the CEO of Planet Fitness, which recently opened their 600th location, commented in an article that more new members join their gy... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Beware the Disneyland Effect
%%bloglink%%If you’ve never been to Disneyland (southern California) or Disney World (Florida) I would encourage you to visit them at least once. Read more
Posted on 10 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Don’t Be Too Concerned When Company Insiders Sell Some of Their Company Stock
%%bloglink%%I’ve seen several headlines over the last month from a variety of sources such as the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Zero Hedge and MarketWatch... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
My Total Return Equation
Total Return = Gains + Income – Losses – Expenses Everyday, I’m bombarded by countless adds from fund companies claiming their funds or strategies are the best... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Bill Gross Was Wrong but So What
%%bloglink%%In May 2009 PIMCO’s Bill Gross first used the term the “New Normal” to describe an investment future filled with more regulations, less borrowing,... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Want to Be Rich, Don’t Be Fat
%%bloglink%%There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on January 16th titled “Want to be CEO? What’s your BMI?”. Note: BMI stands for Body Mass Index and... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Yes…you Really Can Retire Now
%%bloglink%%My wife’s family came from very humble beginnings and when they didn’t have enough money to buy good pieces of meat for dinner (which was most of th... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
No Signs of a Recession Here
%%bloglink%% The blue line, left side, is Retail and Food Service Sales (think everything you and I buy on a regular basis) and it is showing yet another all... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
Don’t Be Afraid of Rising Interest Rates
%%bloglink%%It seems every day I’m being warned by newspapers, magazines and websites of “financial bogeymen” waiting under my investment bed ready to jump out... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE -
the Biggest Financial Risk We Face is Actually a Rapid Increase in Confidence
%%bloglink%%Mix one major recession, fresh memories of a stock market crash, a housing bust and increased unemployment and it’s no wonder investors are... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2013 BUSINESS, FINANCE