Two great website authors have interviewed me via email recently – the Simple Dollar and US News and World Report – and the articles are now on the web. They are quick to read, and interesting imho. Kimberly Palmer is a senior editor for U.S. …
Joe Dominguez worked for Loeb Rhodes and Co, an investment banking firm, for five years as a technical analyst and author of a weekly market letter. His boss was John Loeb, an imperious banker formed in the 1930’s through 1960’s. Interestingly, Loeb’s sage advice popped …
Take my last two cars, for example. I saved up enough cash for the purchase. I did my research and picked the precise car for me. I called all the dealers within 100 miles and said, “I have cash to make a purchase today. What’s …
Who is responsible for your money life? Of course, the FI program says, “You are” and offers tools and perspectives for steering your money life back into alignment with your goals, dreams and values. The social sciences of neuroeconomics and behavioral economics can help explain …
FIer Jane Dwinell blogs with her daughter, Dana Dwinell-Yardley. If you want to read about her FI way of life, complete with a slide show to make your mouth water, go here. If you want more of her practical wisdom from her blog, read on. …
Years ago a filmmaker asked if she could interview me about my own lifestyle – like what i eat for breakfast and are there any clothes I buy new. I can’t tell you how much I didn’t want to do that. The whole point of …
Speaking is 10% preparation and 90% listening to the audience – which is what I’ve been doing on tour. You’ve told me so much through your questions, and I’ll be blogging a lot this week to catch you all up. The meta question of course …
Tassew was my cab driver to the airport in Atlanta. I noticed he had Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents tucked beside his seat – which was quite an opener for conversation. Right away we were deep into the topic of
I’ll never forget a talk Joe and I gave to an audience of several hundred people. In the Q&A a young woman timidly asked, “But how do you track your expenses?” Joe looked at her in disbelief. “You take out your little book (he always …
The Seattle Times started the New Year calling you a financial dunderhead. Maybe not you. Maybe a few people you know. “Financial illiteracy has cost the nation trillions of dollars in hard-earned savings, investment and mortgage payments,” they said in an editorial titled Nation of …