Harry Truman stated, “The only new thing in the world is the history that you don’t know.” Truman spent many years studying the history of those who preceded him. His Read more
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Business And Success Lessons From The Apprentice UK 2007 – To Hard Sell Or To Soft Sell
‘The Apprentice’ TV reality show is described by boss, Sir Alan Sugar, as “a job interview from hell”. By the fifth episode, five out of sixteen candidates had been fired. Read more
Morgan Housel turned parking lessons into a finance book that’s sold 2M copies
There are some interesting quirks about one of the top-selling personal-finance books of the past five years. “The Psychology of Money” is about investing, but it doesn’t discuss asset allocation Read more
Hurricane Sandy: 10 lessons learned 10 years after the deadly superstorm
It’s been 10 years since Hurricane Sandy, the massive tropical cyclone that ranked among the biggest in U.S. history, slammed into the U.S. East Coast. Landfall came on a Monday Read more
4 lessons I’ve learned on my way to financial independence
I’ll be the first to say that the FIRE concept may not be for everyone – “Financial Independence, Retire Early” is an intense personal exercise in restraint, minimalism, and often Read more
Here’s a simple way to help teach your kids some complex financial lessons
During my late teens, my mom handed me two worn, blue passport-size books with details of my custodial investment accounts. I had no clue what to do with them, but Read more
Lessons from a 95-year-old money manager who cycles to work every morning
Meet Michael Robbins. The Boston money manager was born in 1926. He remembers the Great Depression. His father was wiped out in the Crash of ‘29. He uses old-fashioned language Read more
7 retirement lessons to help you retire ‘right’
The closer it gets, the more attention I pay. “It,” in this case, is retirement. In January, I’ll celebrate my 60th birthday. I have no intention of fully retiring, but Read more
Opinion: 10 powerful (and legal) investing lessons you can learn from the most ruthless Gilded Age robber baron
About the only thing people remember about Jay Gould, the biggest robber of the Robber Barons, is Black Friday, the day in September 1869 when he blew up the stock Read more
‘I want to prepare myself in the best way I possibly can.’ This financial adviser succeeds using lessons learned on the football field.
Like many teenagers, Anthony DiBlasi worked part-time to earn cash. He got a particularly early start. At age 12, his father — a mechanic — enlisted his help. Young DiBlasi Read more