Recently, I ranted about overspending by American consumers and I received many interesting responses through email and the blog. I’ve included some of the best rants below, but if you haven’t sent yours in, feel free to do so at any time. Enjoy!
“My father who was a “roughneck” (oilfield) with very little cash always told [...]

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Good morning! If you’re looking for even more perspectives on investing, stocks and wealth-building, the Investing Carnival is up today. It includes one of our articles and some other educational posts.

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I recently wrote about my home energy audit and I received a great question from a reader of the blog. I’ve included it and my response below:
“I’m happy to hear your house is more then ready for the winter. Luckily I don’t have to worry too much about the freezing cold living out here in [...]

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My investing idea today won’t be a surprise to anyone who follows Chinese stocks even slightly.  It’s a company called Sohu.com (SOHU), a Web portal that’s often called the Yahoo! of China.
For many Chinese, Sohu.com is their window to the world.  The Sohu.com portal offers an enormous range of information and activities, including search, news, [...]

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Back in my university professor days, I used to speak to community and professional groups on communication topics. Inevitably, these talks often got around to putting communication into action. One image I used to explore the plight of a small business trying to decide on a communication strategy is “The Four Things You [...]

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