In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It’s about being a man. Chris Kyle If you haven’t seen the movie “American Sniper,” then I suggest you do. It was really well done and very compelling, and Bradley Cooper is excellent […]
I was watching a TV program last night and the main character had an extremely stressful job. His way of coping was to cheat on his wife with another woman. What struck me was that rather than relieving his stress, as he had hoped, it instead just ending up adding a tremendous amount of stress […]
Everyone who invests has the same question: how can I beat the market? There actually is a way, but it has nothing to do with actively trading stocks, which as I have already said is a fool’s game. You’ve probably never heard of this particular method of beating the market. This might make you suspicious […]
The work world has gotten much more difficult in the last couple of decades. It seems every company is cutting staff and admonishing employees to “work smarter and not harder.” Of course, this just ends up with everyone working harder. Advances in technology, rather than making peoples’ jobs easier, has only made things worse. Now […]
I was carrying and reading my bible every day, and got so caught up in protecting it, I forgot to live by what I learned from it: to do more for others than you do for yourself. Denzel Washington as Eli, in The Book of Eli Ironically, the surest way to be unhappy is to […]
Along With Positive Thinking, Strive for Peaceful Thinking
As I discussed in my last post, optimism—being a “glass is half full”-type person—is a great way to be healthier and happier. However, I also believe that peaceful thinking is important to your emotional well-being. I have found that any sort of very extreme thinking or talk, whether negative or positive, can be harmful, since […]
Social Security Will Be There For You When You Retire
People worry a lot about Social Security collapsing before they retire, and understandably so. The system is rapidly running out of money and Washington seems to have no collective will to pass reforms to shore it up. It’s a mess, or, as they say in Texas, if not, it’ll do until the real mess gets […]
What Happens If My Mutual Fund Company Goes Broke?
Some of the people I assist with financial planning have been astute enough to ask the following question: “So you recommend Vanguard as an excellent mutual fund company to use for my investments. Well, what happens if Vanguard goes bankrupt? Shouldn’t I spread my money around to more than one mutual fund company? You’ve told […]
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