Achieving The Dream
In Message #821, I pointed out that there are plenty of differences in terms of where ETR readers live, what they do, how they vote, and how much they spend — but there is one characteristic they all share: They want more out of life. Mike Garvey, an ETR…
READ MORESo How’s Your Stock Portfolio Doing?
“Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton SH and her husband are looking toward a stronger stock market because they’ve seen their retirement funds decimated. What they have left is still enough to afford them a “nice” lifestyle, as SH put it. But how…
READ MORETwo Quick Formatting Tips That Will Boost Response To All Your Ads and Sales Letters
There are two things you must always remember when formatting your ads and sales letters: 1. Don’t end a page in your sales letter — or a column of copy in your ad — with a period. 2. Put a footer in the bottom right-hand corner of each of your…
READ MOREHow Hard Do You Have To Work…Really?
I grew up in a family of 10 people in a small house across the street from the railroad tracks. Every night for several years, I had the same dream: coming back to the schoolyard I played in, chauffeured in a stretch limousine, dressed in a white tuxedo, and carrying…
READ MOREReal Estate Investments As Wealth Builders
Dear Early to Rise Reader: As an ETR reader, you know that MMF is a great believer in real estate investments as wealth builders. In fact, since ETR began, he has been encouraging his readers to invest in real estate as a proven way to make money…potentially a great deal…
READ MOREThe Secret of Making Money Online Revealed
“The great thing is the start — to see an opportunity for service, and to start doing it, even though in the beginning you serve but a single customer — and him for nothing.” – Robert Collier Online marketing works best when you e-mail to people who already know you.…
READ MOREHow to Overcome “The Resistance Factor”
“I generally avoid temptation — unless I can’t resist it.” – Mae West There are two parties in any sales transaction — the potential buyer (the recipient of the pitch) and the seller (the pitch maker). The seller has a specific agenda. He wants to get the buyer to…
READ MORESix Books to Read to Become a Better Investor
“Books … are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with ’em, then we grow out of ’em and leave ’em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.” – Dorothy L. Sayers (The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 1928) As a regular ETR reader, you know that MMF…
READ MOREDo You Need a Financial Planner?
“There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?” – Woody Allen “I don’t understand,” I said. “I thought you were going to have me help you?” “I didn’t want to bother you. I found this guy — he’s the…
READ MOREHow to Become a Well-Known Expert in Your Field
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuli I’ve seen plenty of data to support the idea that you can make $100 an hour or more simply by specializing in an area you already know. If you are a…
READ MOREA New Credit Law
According to some “news” I read online, beginning July 1st, the major credit bureaus in the U.S. will be allowed to release credit information, mailing addresses, phone numbers, etc. to anyone who requests it. The source then listed a phone number (888-567-8688) to call in order to protect yourself.…
READ MOREWhat’s More Important Than Marketing?
“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.” – Frank Herbert “I’m not so interested in products,” my partner explained to a mutual protégé. “Products change with the times. I’m interested in developing a sophisticated understanding of how our market works.” As someone who…
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