Now is a great time to make it a habit to manage your resources instead of your resources managing you. What is meant by that when we are stating that “Your money manages you”? Here is a well known example:
“There is more month than there is money so that new purchase, trip, or splurging will [...]
As you know, we’re now well and truly in theInformation Age. It began about 10 years ago. In fact,many economists say it began in 1989, with the Fall ofthe Berlin Wall (and the start of the World Wide Web).
To understand who will become wealthy in theInformation Age, first we need to understand how theInformation Age [...]
Retirement Planning the Offshore Way Why do so many of us constantly push the thought of retirement planning to the back of our minds? Reluctance?! 1 Reluctance to save for an event that seems so far off 2 Reluctance to tie in to an inflexible pension scheme 3 Reluctance to put a large portion of [...]
The rewarding of high compensation packages to top executives who turned over weak quarterly earnings, or who were involved in corporate scandals, adversely affected short-term investing, and collectively contributed to the downturn of the global economy over the last couple of years. Even the help and expertise of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and several [...]
“Ooooooh,” you may say, “I could NEVER be good at marketing, I’m just not that sort of person. I’m just not pushy enough”.
Well, if that is your reaction to the title of this article, I would like to kick off by giving you permission to hate marketing (and its cousin, “sales”). I am not going [...]
Compounding: The Ninth Wonder of the World
By Nicola Cairncross
Compounding is often described as the ninth wonder of the world. It is a concept that initially sounds quite dull, but when you understand how compounding just quietly works its magic - or conversely its naughtiness - it’s a very exciting concept to grasp indeed!
Compounding is the [...]
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes — Envision your life 10 or even 20 years from now. Where do you plan to be? What are you doing and with whom?
Most of us between the age of 35 and 50 years hope to be retired to some degree in 15 to 20 years or less. We see [...]
Have you stopped to realize that although you go to school to learn about important subjects, no one teaches you how to manage your money?
Money is an essential part of life in our pursuit of happiness, yet very rarely will a parent sit down and tech their child how to handle their money.
This is true [...]
Before I had a lot of money, I was really quite happy,” said Oprah Winfrey. “And I will tell you this–you may not believe it–I never would have gotten the money if I wasn’t happy to begin with. I never would have gotten it.”
I’ve noticed that we’re a culture that doesn’t stop long enough to [...]
What is “The Commodity of Kings”
“Power is simply “the ability to act.” Since ancient times, power has been the commodity of kings. Power originally came to those who were strongest physically. Later, it came to those who had a special heritage through royalty. More recently, it came to those who had the greatest wealth or [...]