Prophets, Predictions and Your Money
When I was growing up my parents took me to a church where I heard a lot of scary sermons. Perhaps taking a little too much liberty with some symbolic …
Wealth and Poverty
timeless money wisdom
A Word to the Wise is Enough -Poor Richard I love the pithy sayings of Benjamin Franklin. Using the pseudonym of “Poor Richard,” Franklin published his Almanack from 1733 to …
gamestop and How Small investors win
The last two weeks saw an amazing confluence of forces that created a financial story that shook the nation. We saw the power of social media in the form of …
Bad actors and your money
We got too many gangsters doing dirty deedsToo much corruption, and crime in the streetsIt’s time the long arm of the law put a few more in the groundSend ’em …
Bitcoin, tesla and FOMO
I’ve been hit with one of the greatest fears in managing money lately. It’s called FOMO, or “fear of missing out.” And if you pay attention to financial news, you …
Baseball, Poker and Investing
I would love to go back to the days when baseball analytics were only as sophisticated as Yogi Berra who said, “Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” …
True confessions of a Loan Shark
The speaker was passionate. “You bankers need to understand our culture is not like your culture! In our community, we don’t expect bills to be paid on time. If you …