The 5 Biggest Mistakes Unsuccessful Investors Make

June 18, 2010

Rough Transcription – Video Length – 6:13 “Oh, that’s what investing is.” This was my reaction after it finally hit me.   I was looking for the magic bullet. Trying to pick stocks, trying to time the market, and forgetting about taxes and expenses. Then I had sort of this realization. All investing was, was dollar [...]

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How To Build Your Personal Wealth Library

June 16, 2010

You are what you read. If garbage goes in, garbage comes out. What you focus on will expand. If you read fashion magazines, your wardrobe expands. Read a book on building wealth and your wealth expands. Building a personal library is a fundamental place to start if you want to build wealth. Great books contain [...]

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The Proper Use of Wealth | Buddha’s 8 Questions

June 15, 2010

This is a fascinating excerpt  I found while reading, The Leader Way by The Dalai Lama and Laurnes Van Den Muyzenburg. “Buddha also presented eight questions that leaders and business people can ask themselves if they want to know if they are using their wealth in proper ways: Did you acquire your wealth lawfully? Did your wealth provide [...]

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What Happens When You Don’t Have To Seek Permission?

June 14, 2010

In a recent trip to San Francisco, my wife and I were walking to breakfast when we saw about 100 people in a park practicing Tai Chi together. It was a pretty cool site to see. Everyone was spread over the park, with their eyes closed, but still managed to be in sync. There was [...]

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Weekend Reading – Blackhawks Won the Stanley Cup Edition!

June 12, 2010

I’m still floating today, even though the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on Wednesday. Five years ago, I never thought this team would turn around so quickly.They had an owner who didn’t believe home games should be on TV. A few years earlier, they had traded some of my favorite players  (Chelios, Roenick, and [...]

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