I don’t usually put much stock (literally or figuratively) in the old “sell in May and go away” adage, but that’s exactly what investors did in May of 2012. And who could blame them? The European debt crisis flared up again, the Facebook IPO was a gong show, and Wall Street golden boy Jamie Dimon… Continue Reading
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Are You Ready for a Change?
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. ~ Confucius To a great extent, Balance Junkie is about getting things right in your life – financially and otherwise – whatever right means for you. What’s right for you financially, psychologically, interpersonally, and physically? The answers aren’t always so obvious, and it’s… Continue Reading
The Psychology of Wealth Book Review
People who have a psychology of wealth challenge themselves to move beyond their comfort zone to pursue a goal or a dream. They write down goals. They plan. They visualize. ~ Charles Richards, The Psychology of Wealth The Psychology of Wealth: Understand Your Relationship with Money and Achieve Prosperity is a new book by Charles Richards. It… Continue Reading
20 Cents from May 2011
Another month has flown by and it’s time once again to point out a few choice pieces writing from the web for May of 2011. Finally, some nicer weather has arrived here and I hope some of it has made its way to where you are too! This month’s selection of articles is as eclectic… Continue Reading
How to Cultivate a Better Life
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become. ~ Prince Gautama Siddharta, founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C. For those who missed the first edition of Friday Food for Thought, this is a periodic series of posts in which I write about an… Continue Reading