October 19, 20150Comments

The Lessons that Baseball Can Teach Us

Little things can mean a lot in baseball as well in achieving many of life’s goals, such as financial objectives. We just had an illustration of the former when a major

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

October 10, 20150Comments

Coming to Visit New York? Don’t Get Rooked!: Some commonsense spending practices in visiting the Big Apple

From outrageous transportation costs to ridiculous taxes to Three Card Monte, many people in the Big City want to separate you from your money. I’ve lived in New York City most

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

October 6, 20150Comments

How not to Reach Your Investment Goals

Cash is usually trash for the long-term investor. Having a certain amount of cash on hand as a protection against short-term problems---such as unemployment or an unexpected medical expense---is reasonable. However,

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

September 25, 20150Comments

Turning Points on the Financial Independence Road: Can $450,000 or $900,000 make a difference in your life? Then read on.

The great money manager John Templeton began his married life with almost nothing but a commitment that he and his wife would save 50 percent of their income. Years later

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

September 22, 20150Comments

Why Didn’t You Get that Job?: Often job seekers do everything well, except prepare for the interview

What a shame. You worked so hard and prepared so much for a dream job and then, in a few minutes, you throw away a wonderful opportunity. And it could

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

September 14, 20151Comments

Why People Fail to Achieve Financial Independence: The problems? Inertia, not understanding compounding

Sometimes the way to learn something is simply to review our mistakes or those of others. Then learn from them. The plight of a friend of mine---in his 50s and

by Gregory Bresiger

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