I wanted to be rich so badly for my entire life. And I always looked at wealth and money to be the same thing. Make a lot of money, get rich, and you’ll be wealthy! Simple, right?
In high school, I watched the film, Wall Street starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen. It was supposed to be a cautionary tale about greed and insider trading in the stock market. But I saw the movie as an inspiration.
I recently read about a study in MIT Technology Review that looked into the relationship between intelligence and success. The researchers tried to learn the connection between being smart and being rich. They concluded: “The most successful people are not the most talented, just the […]
My parents bought their first house in 2000. My mother told me that one of their family members broke ties with my parents because of that. Certain people think that buying a house is not for everyone. Those types of people also believe that higher […]
Contrarian investing. It’s a term that may stir up images of investors who take unnecessary risks by pumping huge sums into an untested and unproven investment. Contrarian investors are often mistaken for risk-takers. But that’s not the case. Most people never think about it, but […]