The Pursuit of Wealth

As we prepare to celebrate Memorial Day and soon July 4th, I started to think about desire in the United States of the pursuit of wealth. When I talk to people about this subject, they tell me that it is in the declaration of independence. So I decided to check and this is what I found:"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator

Take ACTION to Become Wealthy Right Now

I would like to share with you about wealth and the misconception most of us have about it. Many times I encounter people who truly do not appreciate what they have. Instead they focus on what they do not have. We live in the richest country of this earth and all we can focus is in feeling sorry and blaming others about something that happened several years ago. That is the wrong attitude towards

The Failed Promises of Promissory Notes

Promissory notes are promoted as safe, lucrative investments. However. many times investors are left with failed promises. Remember that when an investment sounds too good to be true, it usually is.Promissory notes are short-term debt instruments (similar to a loan or an IOU) frequently sold by little-known or nonexistent companies which are used by a company to raise money. Typically, an

The War is On! Real Estate vs Stock Investing

You have read the last couple economic reports. There is improvements in the stock and real estate markets. Now the question is which one to chose to build a strong investment portfolio. This competition between stock market investing and real estate has been going on for many decades. The stock market has been regarded as the defacto place to invest. However, is real estate a better place to

How To Improve Your Credit Score One Day At A Time

There are many misconceptions about credit scores out there. There are customers who believe that they don’t have a credit score and many customers who think that their credit scores just don’t really matter. These sorts of misconceptions can hurt your chances at some jobs, at good interest rates, and even your chances of getting some apartments or investing in real estate.Every time you apply

The Perfect Business

Today I would like to share with you a video of Robert Kiyosaki, entrepreneour and self-made millionaire. His Cashflow Quadrant message had a profound impact on my thinking of money and people. As you will see on this video there are many ways to earn income and build wealth. I would like to review one in particular Network Marketing. I know what you are thinking right now, SCAM!. Well, Network

The Miracle of Compunding

The greatest minds in the world have marveled over the simple and yet extraordinary concept the power of compounding. Einstein called it “the greatest mathematical discovery of all times” and the “eight wonder of the world”. There is a good reason for such an importance to something so simple. See many fortunes have been built on this simple concept.For example, Ben Franklin used the power of

How to choose the right goals to focus on

Today I want to address an question that many times we are asked, How to choose the right goals to focus on? Sometimes setting goals alone is not the only problem that you must face. Sometimes, choosing the right goals to begin with is harder. Basically, you can choose to work any goal that you feel is necessary for your health, stability and happiness.Goal setting is nothing more than a formal

Understand Where Credit Scores Come From

If you are going to improve your credit score, then logic has it that you must understand what your credit score is and how it works. Without this information, you won’t be able to very effectively improve your score because you won’t understand how the things you do in daily life affect your score. If you don’t understand how your credit score works, you will also be at the mercy of any

Avoiding Impulse Spending

Answer these questions truthfully:1.) Does your spouse or partner complain that you spend too much money?2.) Are you surprised each month when your credit card bill arrives at how much more you charged than you thought you had?3.) Do you have more shoes and clothes in your closet than you could ever possibly wear?4.) Do you own every new gadget before it

Good Investment Advice: Only For The Rich?

If you think good investment advice is only for the rich, you're not alone. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of investing Americans believe that those with more money are able to get better financial advice than those with less money. Further, more than a quarter (26 percent) state that it takes at least $100,000 to get top-quality financial advice. This is according to a new survey by the