Category Archives: Investing

Good intentions that “powers that be” devise to “help protect” the public almost always end up having the opposite effect in the long run – and sometimes with disastrous consequences for most of us.  We already know what is happening … Continue reading →

I have been at this game of investing outside of Wall Street full time since late 2004.  Thanks to how committed I was about “saving” most of my earned income, back then, I still had plenty of funds left to … Continue reading →

If you are already organized electronically, there is no need for you to read this post.  For the rest of you who are in a constant state of chaos due to disorganization, this short post will probably help you (1) … Continue reading →

Those of you who are following my monthly blogs know that I have been on a mission to achieve certain goals – to remain financially free and independent for the rest of my life.  Without getting into details, starting toward … Continue reading →

If you liked “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis as much as I did, then the chances are that you will appreciate “The Death of Money” by James Rickards even more.  The book was published in April 2014.  It helps you begin to understand the interconnectedness of world currencies.  … Continue reading →

Late August 2017, David and I were in San Antonio, Texas, when Hurricane Harvey was starting to wreak havoc.  All scheduled events, away from the hotel, were cancelled.  Thankfully, we headed back up north, staying at the edge of the … Continue reading →

On May 9, 2017, PBS Frontline aired an investigative case study called, “Poverty, Politics & Profit: The Housing Crisis.”  The focus of the case study was to expose tax frauds being committed by large-scale developers, attaining political favors, while hugely … Continue reading →

There is a perception among many, including judges, that landlords are extremely wealthy and that tenants are much less so.  I believe this was true for centuries since when the term, landlord, came to exist.  Doesn’t the word, landlord, conjure … Continue reading →

“Lucifer’s Banker: The Untold Story of How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy,” published in November 2016, reads like a suspense novel.  Once I began reading it, I could not put it down.  English being my second language, for me to … Continue reading →

The subject book was published, before the stock-market crash, in 2008.  Its subtitle is descriptive of the content: “How pension debts ruined General Motors, stopped the NYC subways, bankrupted San Diego, and loom as the next financial crisis.” At the … Continue reading →