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Money and Happiness: the
Foundation
The fundamental idea of martial arts is to teach a system of doing something in the most efficient
manner possible and simultaneously help the practitioner discover how to be happy...
Principles
Economics
The search for happiness in the material world...coming
soon.
Can
Money Buy Happiness?
Our respective mothers always told us the answer to this question
was no. How come no one ever believed her?
Investing vs....
Gambling
Greed for that which causes happiness is good.
Greed for that which causes misery is bad. May we all know the difference...
On
Diversification
There are two excellent ways to suffer negative consequences. The
first way is to be afraid of it. The second is to believe it can never happen...
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Planning
Why do We Invest: Income Protection or Wealth
Maximization...
The objective is not to win the
battle, but to win the war...
Managing Risk
A pilot once explained that most plane crashes
could be avoided if only the pilot looked out the window instead of gazing at his
instruments....
Asset
Allocation
Genuine wealth is being happy with what
you have. Real poverty is always wanting more...
Picking a Mutual Fund: Why and
How
To move 1,000 pounds with 1 pound of pressure, or to move 1 pound
with 1,000 pounds of pressure...
Stocks for the Long
Run?
The best plans consider the worst scenarios...
Investing When Rates are
Persistently Low
When
opportunity knocks, grab it. When there is no opportunity, make one. If neither exist, do
nothing...
Implementing
Refinancing your
Mortgage
"By method and discipline are to be understood ...the maintenance of roads by which
supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure." The Art of
War
College
Planning
If colleges did offer something of infinite value, we should be
willing to pay an infinite price...but if we went shopping I suspect we could get it for
less... Cost Effective Mutual Fund
Selection
There is a difference between being miserly and being frugal. Being miserly means hoarding
wealth out of greed. Being frugal mean properly preserving your scarce resources, which can lead to
happiness.
To
Roth or Not to Roth...
"Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is
fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand..." The Art of
War
Future Articles (let us know your preferences)...
Home Ownership: Buy
vs..... Rent
Just Say no to Debt
Life Insurance - How Much and When
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