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By Scott Burns You know things are changing when you see a Ferrari dealership on the outskirts of San Antonio. Another sign: Bentleys and Aston Martins are crowding out the usual collection of Lexus, BMW and Mercedes at favored Dallas restaurants. All...
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Years of newspaper and magazine articles have offered to help us answer a single question: “Can you afford to retire?” With such conditioning it’s difficult to think about anything but piling up vast sums of money. But today I’d like you to consider the...
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In case you hadn't noticed, lots of people want to manage our vast fortunes. Many want the job even if the fortune is only half-vast. This should no surprise. The pay is good. The offices are air conditioned. There is no heavy lifting. Playing golf...
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When Warren Buffett committed his fortune to the Gates Foundation he did a lot more than give away his money. He put his seal of approval on prioritized, purposeful charity. That's not the way most of us give. It's certainly not the pattern you'll...
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Albert Einstein thought it was one of the great wonders of the world . You and I want it working for us, not against us. The topic is compound interest, the subtle but incredible power of interest earned by interest, earned by interest. You can see its...
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Life is full of risks. Many have esoteric names. Like longevity risk, the risk of living longer than your money. Or credit and maturity risk in bonds. Then there’s manager risk, sector risk, market risk and country risk in equities. When you put it all...
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A friend has a house in France, in the Dordogne. He spends most of the summer there. He regales me with the charm of his village, the wonders of French bread and the mysteries of un-pasteurized cheese. His stories awaken my dream of owning an old hacienda...
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Never have so many had so much. A recent study by TNS, a British consulting group , estimated there were 8.9 million American households with a net worth of at least $1 million, excluding the value of their primary home. Think about it. Millions of millionaires...
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How would you like to buy a dollar of investments for 85, 90, or 95 cents? You can. You can do it every day. It's about the closest thing to free money going. All you have to do is get familiar with the original Exchange Traded Funds, the small world...
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Life is full of indulgences. Everyone knows this. The cornucopia available to successful people is mind boggling. The hard part is choosing. So try this conceptual tool for major indulgence decisions. I call it the Indulgence Calculator. It is based on...
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Turn off the TV. It will bring peace of mind and restore your spirit. Step back from the press of daily events and we see a very different picture of how we’re doing. And how is that? Much better. Here’s a short list of how our lives have improved since...
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Exchange traded funds are revolutionizing how we invest. An exchange traded fund, as the name suggests, trades like a common stock. That means you can buy or sell shares at any time during the day. The difference is that an ETF is a portfolio of stocks...
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I knew something was different when the co-pilot took my wife’s bag. We were at Million Air in Love Field, Dallas, for a quick trip to Santa Fe. There was no waiting for others to board. No sitting next to people dressed for the local coin operated laundry...
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A friend from the sixties breezes into Santa Fe. He’s been living in Spain for the last twenty years. Before that, he lived in London and New York. Within weeks he is buying a house, plunking down something north of a half million dollars. “The ‘City...
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Quiz: A friend arrives driving a new Ferrari 612, the latest automotive masterpiece from Italy. With a top price approaching $260,000 , a modest additional sales tax would put its cost on par with the price of the average new home. What is the first question...
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