March, 2010

Stop Acting Rich Book Review

Back when I was in college a department head gave me a copy of The Millionaire Next Door as a thank-you gift for a project I helped with. This book had a profound effect on me at the time and I eagerly digested the follow-on book The Millionaire Mind when it came out. ...

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The 10 biggest Oscars

The Academy Awards are over, if you didn't notice. The Academy was thanked, Oscars distributed, and the fashion critiqued. If you happened to miss it, here are the winners of the 10 "big awards.” Now we can all relax. At least, until tax day and the debt settlement relief with the government. 1. Best Picture “The Hurt ...

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Example of An Investment at Fire Sale Price

If only we could find investments these days like this one Warren Buffet found with NAFI back in 1951. With so much financial information at everyone's fingertips today I think it makes opportunities like this a thing of the past - or at least the easy ones. Earnings Per Share $29.02, Book value (liquidation value) ...

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