Really Reading for ‘Life’.
Did you ever think the Scholastic ‘Read for Life’ campaign was really designed to support a longer life?
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor: The Bullet Train to Wealth Left When?
“In order to achieve a balance in your portfolio (and really, overall in life), it’s important to have proper perspective.
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor: The Bullet Train to Wealth Left When?
“Holy crap! The market is off about 560 points in 2 days. The Federal Reserve intimated they will be reducing the bond buying if the economy continues to improve. Here’s the dilemma: I like what I have and don’t want to sell – emotion says hold, but the head says sell; think I’ll sell on […]
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
“Ok, so the market is down 64 points. It’s interesting how the lack of the Cypriot Government to neatly address their bad economy affects Wall Street. It’s such a tiny country. Analysts say that it’s a template of failure for other countries within the European Union. Of course, having a country next door that can’t […]
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
“Do I have the ability to conquer the unknown and become better for my attempts? One month into my fantasy portfolio game, and I recognized that I would muddle through the learning process, stumbling and falling along the way only to get back up and try again. I found it weird and ironic that I was […]
Beating Writers Block
A great post from Book Baby. Numbers 16 & 17 work well for me, but maybe I should try some of the others as well. Which ones have you tried?
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
“Receiving information and actually understanding it are different beasts. But, since information was a necessary part of my journey and learning process, I dove right in.
Perseus inks deal to sell book distribution arm to Ingram
Perseus Books Group has sealed a deal to sell its $300 million-a-year distribution business to Nashville-based Ingram Industries, the companies said on Thursday. Full article – http://nypost.com/2016/03/03/perseus-inks-new-deal-to-sell-book-distribution-arm-to-ingram/
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
“When my co-workers ask me why I bring my lunch every day, I say it saves me money so I can buy more wine. This is only a partial truth, so I’ll describe it another way. Let’s say it costs me $1 dollar per day to make my own lunch, which means I spend about […]
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
“The bottom line is, saying “I don’t have the money” or “investing is too expensive” are not really viable reasons for not investing. I smoke, drink wine, and pay a monthly fee for my electronic toys, but I could stop or reduce any one of these to set aside money for investing. Money availability is […]
Book excerpt: The Diary of a Novice Investor
“Investing in the markets can be hard, confusing, and emotional but not because it can’t be done — rather, when you’re a novice, you lack market familiarity, understanding, and experience. In fact, I liken the experience to the first time you ride a bike, have sex, or drive a car. Each time you try something new […]
I Suffer from Flash Creativity
Hi, my name is Mark, and I suffer from Flash Creativity. There are no drugs that can calm me or reduce the flashes. It’s not physically painful, but emotionally it may be, or just frustrating to my psyche.