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« Previous EntriesGIVEAWAY: I’m in a Generous Mood!
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008I’ll be out the next couple of days. So, to keep you busy I thought I’d do another giveaway. This one’s different from all the others because it’s going to require you to do a little work.
Here’s the deal:
This giveaway will be the entire collection of books listed on the right hand side [...]
What’s Missing From This Formula?
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Quiz time.
Last week while on vacation, I read Brian Tracy’s Flight Plan*, a short little book about success. On page 14 of the book, Brian has this to say about financial independence:
Here’s a simple exercise: Determine how much it would cost you per month to live comfortably even if you had no income [...]
Scott Burns on His New Book, The Housing Market, and Gas Prices… (an Interview)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Scott Burns is a busy man. However, he’s not too busy for AFM readers, which is a good thing! Below is an email interview I had with Scott about what’s going on in his life. If after reading the interview, you have questions, please leave a comment and I’ll see if I [...]
Announcing the Winners of “The Intelligent Portfolio” GIVEAWAY!
Friday, June 6th, 2008Since I had such a good response to “The Intelligent Portfolio” book giveaway, I decided to give away two books instead of just one. The winners of the book were commenter numbers:
38 - Jay
and…
62 - LegalTherapy
If you weren’t one of the winners, you can still buy the book by clicking on this link (Affiliate [...]
Sign Up for a Book Giveaway While I Try to Think of Something to Blog About
Monday, June 2nd, 2008It’s Monday and I don’t have anything to say.
I have a few reader emails to go through. Maybe a topic will come from them.
In the meantime, feel free to leave a comment to register yourself for a copy of Christopher Jones’ The Intelligent Portfolio (Affiliate Link), a book that I hope to review soon.
To [...]
Larry Winget’s 12 Ways to Go From Getting By to Getting Ahead
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008I found this list of 12 Ways to Go From Getting By to Getting Ahead on page 200 in Larry’s book, You’re Broke Because You Want to Be (Affiliate Link). My thoughts are added in italics:
1. Know where you are. This is THE BEST place to start. Like Larry says in [...]
Some Old Advice I Will to Take to Heart
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Have you ever read something in a book that just hit you like a ton of bricks? I had one of those experiences last night.
I’m ashamed to say that Norman Vincent Peale could have been writing about me (had I been alive when this was written) when he wrote these words in his book [...]
Should Portfolio Rebalancing Be Considered Market Timing?
Monday, May 5th, 2008I’m in the midst of reading a new book by Christopher Jones titled The Intelligent Portfolio (Affiliate Link).
Jones, who is the Chief Investment Officer of Financial Engines, writes that people who invest using a fixed-proportion portfolio (i.e. 70% stock/30% bond portfolio) are essentially market timing when they rebalance their portfolios. Why? [...]
GIVEAWAY: 50 Prosperity Classics
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008I received two copies of Tom Butler-Bowdon’s 50 Prosperity Classics (Affiliate Link) to give away.
This book is a pretty cool idea in that it summarizes 50 of the classic books on prosperity. I have not yet had a chance to read it yet as I just got it in the mail today.
If [...]
Announcing the Winner of “Poor Charlie’s Almanack”
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008I meant to announce this yesterday but ran out of time.
The winner of the Poor Charlie’s Almanack Giveaway is:
Commenter #52 - JSB of JustSqueakingBy
Congrats to JSB! I hope you enjoy the book.
For the rest of you…
Thanks VERY MUCH for all the constructive comments regarding what you liked/disliked about this blog. Your [...]