Could This Be the Strongest “Buy”
Every stock investor looks for some sign that he’s picking the right stock for big profits. I know I do. I want to know, with as much certainty as possible, that I’m making the right investment decision. Of course, there’s no signal that’s guaranteed to work 100% of the time.…
READ MOREHow — and When — to Walk Away from Money
About two years ago, a friend of mine asked me to help him start his own business. “Hey, Michael,” he said, “you’ve helped practically everyone we know in some way. Why not help me too?” Of course, I agreed to do it. I made some phone calls and put together…
READ MOREHow To Survive Having An “Idiot” Boss
Your boss is clearly an idiot or a lunatic — so there’s no way that he’s going to help you succeed. But, for whatever reason, it doesn’t look like he’s going to be replaced anytime soon. What to do? It’s OK to vent about him at home (so long as…
READ MOREAre You Paying Too Much in Property Taxes?
If you make one of the following four common mistakes, chances are you’re paying more in property taxes than you should: 1. Not properly “homesteading” your property with the local tax authorities. “Homesteading” is basically the process of letting the county know that the property is your primary residence.…
READ MORELike It or Not, Appearances Matter
Casual office attire is becoming more common these days — but, in the words of the emcee at Woodstock, “that doesn’t mean anything goes.” Even if your company’s style is decidedly relaxed, you should be careful about how you dress. If you’re not, you could be hurting yourself without knowing…
READ MOREWho Makes The Big Money?
You can live very well, and even become financially independent, by earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. So, how do you boost your income to that level? According to a CNN/Money series titled “Who Gets Paid Six Figures?”, the best-paid workers in the U.S. are CEOs of profitable businesses.…
READ MOREYour Hour-a-Day Fast Track to Success
What do the world’s richest man, Bill Gates (net worth $21 billion), Oracle founder Larry Ellison ($15 billion), and computer innovator Michael Dell ($11 billion) have in common? None of them has a college degree — which goes to show you that a college degree is not necessarily a prerequisite…
READ MOREMost of Your Employees Are Goofing Off
According to Curtis Coffman, author of the best-selling business book “First, Break All the Rules”, the best employees are the newbies, the fresh young things who haven’t yet had the time to become spoiled. The longer employees are with a company, claims Coffman, the worse they become. The numbers…
READ MOREFocus on Value — Not Price — in Your Stock Investments
In Message #1039, I passed along some advice from Lynn Carpenter, a member of the Oxford Club Investment Advisory Panel, who said that some investors make a mistake when they focus too much on the price of a stock and not enough on the underlying value. This, Lynn said, can…
READ MOREThe High Cost of White-Collar Waste
Great leaders not only get the most from available resources, they re-create, reinvent, reawake, renew, empower, and transform resources. The leader, after all, is in the best position to eliminate or proliferate wasteful practices — to make the organization more fit, profitable, and fruitful or more indulgent, ineffective, barren. Yes,…
READ MOREHow One ETR Reader Uses ETR to Have a Better Life
Patrick recently forwarded a note to me from Arnie G., a regular ETR reader. “Other ETR readers might be interested in what this guy has to say,” Patrick advised — and I agreed. So, here it is, expressed in seven “how-to-benefit-from-ETR” morsels: 1. Read ETR — even if you don’t…
READ MOREFollowing A Goal Setting Program
Dear ETR reader, Back in January I wrote you about ETR’s editor Charlie. He was new on the job and working as hard as he could – but still felt overwhelmed. It’s not surprising… my philosophy is to have new hires “hit the ground running”. Among other things, it…
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