Dear, wonderful, devoted reader of this website, By the time tomorrow’s article comes out, I’ll either be en route to the hospital or already be under general anesthesia off in la-la land while I’m getting my knee operated on (the same one which led me to my long, arduous journey to the Veterans Administration hospital [...]
Monkey Brain Counts Bananas
“Neglect of mathematics works injury to all knowledge, since he who is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things of the world.” –Roger Bacon If I told you that there were two investment possibilities, one of which had a 100% gain and one of which had a 1% gain, you’d probably [...]
Tax Accounts for Your Business
“I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed.” –Bernard Beckett In my previous company, when we started out, we flew by the seats of our pants. Not so much flew as skidded across the runway, trying desperately to reach launch velocity or whatever it is [...]
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Personal Finance FAQ: What Are the Types of Financial Planners?
I recently received a question from one of the subscribers to the 52 Week Financial Game Plan that seemed like an excellent topic to share with all of you. This person asks: Jason, As I read more and more on the topic of financial planning, it seems there are 2 factions. One faction is the [...]
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Do Low Prices Deceive You?
“Give away the razor. Sell the blade.” –Every MBA professor for the past fifty years “IT CHEAP!” That’s my Monkey Brain’s favorite saying. He knows that the soft spot in my heart is finding something on sale or something cheap. This is one of the few places where Monkey Brain and I have our interests [...]
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Fiduciary Duty Isn’t Enough; Your Planner Better Not Suck, Either
“I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.” –Ayrton Senna A friend of mine once got a chocolate lab and wanted to build an outside dog run so that his dog wouldn’t go crazy from lack of exercise. Apparently, everyone else he knew within a five hundred mile radius must have had other [...]
