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House = Happiness?
January 20th, 201010:37 AM ETBy Mark BillerI recently read Stop Acting Rich...and Start Living Like a Real Millionaire, the latest book by Thomas Stanley, author of the 90's best-seller The Millionaire Next Door. There was one specific part that jumped out as something to share here. First, let me point out an underlying truth, that hopefully most SMI readers will immediately recognize... -
"How much debt can a country carry?"
November 04th, 200910:31 AM ETBy Joseph SlifeThe U.S. isn't the only nation where people are worried about the long-term impact of huge levels of government spending and debt. New York Times writer Hiroko Tabuchi reported recently from Tokyo on the economic ill-health of Japan: How much debt can an industrialized country carry before the nation's economy and its currency bow, then break?... -
Living above your means eventually catches up with everyone ... even Ivy League sophisticates
July 22nd, 200912:50 PM ETBy Austin PryorIf there's one thing we've learned during the past two years, it may be that average investors usually make mistakes on an average scale while savvy big-time investors make mistakes on a big-time scale. Even the brilliant minds at Harvard, it appears: Only a year ago, Harvard had a $36.9 billion endowment, the largest in academia. Now that end... -
Savings rate jumps to highest level in 15 years
June 26th, 200910:59 AM ETBy Mark BillerIn the June editorial, I wrote that consumers were sharply adjusting their spending/borrowing/saving habits. Here's the proof, from this report on May incomes: "With the boost to incomes, the savings rate rose to 6.9%., the highest in 15 years." Unfortunately, the "boost to incomes" referred to was primarily due to one-time stimulus checks ...
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