Apr
22
Why Is Debt No Longer a Bad Thing?
April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
I am not a fan of debt. Most of the good financial gurus will tell you to pay off your debt. Debt is a tool to use when there are no other options. Unfortunately, I think the attitude toward debt has changed for the worse.
The Debt Industry
There is a debt industry in [...]
Mar
24
Don’t Ask What Causes Poverty.
March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
We are conditioned by society to view poverty as something that happens to people. Dr Madsen Pirie believes that wealth happens and that poverty is the default or “rest” state of humanity.
According to a post on adamsmith.org, Dr Pirie claims there are no causes of poverty. Simply that its the “default” option.
There [...]
Mar
20
Searching For an Investment Mentor
March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
Do you have an investment mentor? In many areas of life, mentorship plays an important role in our education. Investing should be no different. However, how do you go about finding an investment mentor? What are the qualities you look for in a mentor?
According to Wikipedia, a mentor is “a trusted [...]
Mar
19
What is Your Investment Philosophy?
March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments
I’ve come to believe the most important investment decision you can make is deciding upon an investment philosophy. I call it a philosophy but it could also be called an investment style, an investing strategy or even and investment system. All of these terms are rather hard to define. Some have clear [...]
Feb
9
Small Stuff
February 9, 2008 | 2 Comments
One problem I have with most existing personal finance blogs is the fascination with small stuff. Many of these blogs create top 5, 10, 20,100 lists by the truckload in order to rank highly on Digg, Reddit and other social bookmarking sites.
The problem is these blogs usually don’t have enough content to fill these [...]
