The media paints our current state in a terrible light, but are things really that bad? Successful investors know how to tune out the noise and keep a rational perspective.
Building Wealth
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There’s a big difference between making your kids’ lives a little easier and turning them into entitled monsters.
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Profound words from keynote speaker Os Guinness inspired conference attendees to push past the point of no return and focus on their personal liberties.
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Investors (and most people) have never had it better. What some call “serious problems” or “crises” are often opportunities in disguise.
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Instead of using our experience to judge the validity of facts and figures, we judge the validity of our own experience by facts and figures.
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With the exception of people with severe disabilities – every American ought to be rich.
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The best piece of advice to combat the negative media bias is to follow the trend lines not the headlines.
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The only way to know what you are paying a financial advisor or money manager is to ask them to disclose all costs clearly and fully.
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Approach everything you read and hear with a deep sense of skepticism – and a few basic questions.
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There is a pervasive prejudice in news reporting that transcends politics: negativity bias.