Monthly Archives: November 2013

It Only Takes a Little Money to Laugh All the Way to the Bank

Do you wake up thinking you’re in a Groundhog decade? That’s kinda like a Groundhog Day feeling; only the decade keeps repeating itself over and over. Money is tight, the future looks bleak and you don’t know who’s spying on you while reading this. OK, so you took a big hit from the market in the last few years and swore off risky investing. Or maybe you’re a beginner looking for easy ways to get started. Continue reading →

How to Stop the Motor of the World Without Chaos

Sometimes I feel at one with John Galt, even if it isn’t on purpose. The hero of Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, stopped the motor of the world by convincing the men and women of the mind to go on strike, thus rendering society dysfunctional and rebuilding it from the ashes. Although going on strike sounds somewhat impractical, and unproductive, you can always turn off the rest of the world by continuing to go your own way Continue reading →