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The Richest UPS Driver

Most people believe you need to make a lot of money to become rich. Fortunately, this is not true and a story from The Roadside Scholar:...

STAY POSITIVE. TEST NEGATIVE.

"Should I sell everything?" I get this question a lot lately. The last few months have been a really scary time with the economy being...

CHARLES DICKENS: THE ORIGINAL ROADSIDE SCHOLAR

CHARLES DICKENS: THE ORIGINAL ROADSIDE SCHOLAR Today I received the following email from a friend and former Harvard professor. “I...

A Good Time to Start

IS TODAY A GOOD TIME TO START? I get this question all the time and more frequently since my Time Not Timing post. The answer? YES. It is...

The Mandela Effect

Mandela: My Hero A few weeks ago, I spoke to a Personal Finance class at Marian University in Indianapolis, taught by Professor R....

Time is your Friend

TIME When it comes to investing, time is your best friend. The longer you hold investments, the greater are the chances that you make a...

SMALLER IS BIGGER: A BETTER CHOICE

Smaller is Bigger is one of the successful investment strategies discussed in The Roadside Scholar.* To make them more memorable to...

CLEAR AS MUD

“Clear as mud.” You have heard this before. It is a phrase used to describe explanations that are as complicated as possible. After a...