Monthly Archives: January 2008
Market Turmoil and the Small Investor
The financial markets have begun 2008 in turbulent fashion, with huge falls being followed by recoveries of almost the same magnitude. The turmoil is being blamed on US sub-prime mortgage losses (ie greedy banks getting their fingers burned) and the … Continue reading
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Is Playing the Lottery Worthwhile?
State/National lotteries have been described as taxes on fools. Most involve trying to pick a subset of numbers from a much larger master set with ludicrously long odds against success (In the UK game of trying to pick 6 from … Continue reading
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Think Big (and kick ass?)
Described by Jack Canfield (of Chicken Soup fame) as Donald Trump’s version of The Secret, Think Big and Kick Ass must be causing librarians around the world a dilemma over whether it should be filed under business or self-help. Think … Continue reading
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College Fees – Are they worth it?
One of the most common and demanding goals in personal financial planning is to accumulate enough money for putting the kids through college. While I don’t doubt the value of education I strongly recommend serious consideration of whether a full-time … Continue reading
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