As T. Boone Pickens put it, money is just a way of “keeping score” in life. But watch out: The “winners” are often the biggest losers. We’ve been rich and we’ve been poor. We’ve been desperate enough to need payday loans to get us by then even more desperate when we couldn’t pay them back… Continue Reading

The True Nature of Wealth You’ll recall from yesterday that the first secret to getting rich is that you cannot fear poverty. Otherwise, you can’t take the chances you need to take if you are to accumulate substantial wealth. You’ll also recall that there are only three important decisions in life: what you do… where… Continue Reading

Meanwhile, the Dow was up to a new record on Friday, albeit on a small gain. Gold was unchanged. So, let us begin a short series on “How to Get Rich.” First, you have to learn to love being poor. You may think I’m joking. I’m not. I’m just exaggerating a little. The point is… Continue Reading