Property Investment: Spoiled for Choice in Europe's Emerging Markets! Investing in European emerging property markets brings the risk that comes with investing in any new territory. However, for those daring enough to take the risk, the returns are far higher than those achieved by investing in the more traditional markets such as France or Spain. Take Romania as an example. Moving into a markets such as Romania now would require a great deal of courage, particularly when the country is still battling organised crime and negative world opinion, but the chances are that ten years down the road, Romania's small Black Sea coastline will take off in much the same way as Bulgaria's has over the past five years. The rewards are always greater for those brave enough to go in early. [More] Building Wealth by Paying Yourself First When I look around at all of my friends, and a lot of my family, I see a lot of people living from pay check to pay check, under monetary stress. These same people watch the Calendar for payday like a hawk. Pay their bills, and then open up the spending flood gates, before they know it, they are itching for their next pay check. These same people are the people who don't think they make enough money to build future wealth. They are wrong. [More] The Differences Betweeen the Wealthy and Everyone Else The person who becomes wealthy believes differently about money than the person who doesn't. Example: The wealthy BELIEVE that "money should work hard for you" while the poor and middle class BELIEVE that "you should work hard for your money". These are opposite beliefs - so, the rich keep FINDING WAYS to have money work for them, while the poor and middle class keep FINDING WAYS to work harder for money. See the difference in beliefs, that ultimately effects the person's behavior and their results? Another example: If I believe that every person is valuable, then what happens? [More] Bookstore Rewards Can Pay! It seems you can’t pay for a coffee or a magazine at either Barnes & Noble or Borders without getting an offer to join their member programs. But do they actually save you money? If you shop at Borders, do sign up for its rewards program, if only because it’s free. However, you must pay attention [...]. Management Shake-Up for Sharper Image Specialty electronics retailer Sharper Image (SHRP) is in the news today; the firm said its chairman and chief executive officer, Richard Thalheimer, would vacate his post amid slumping sales numbers...(Read More).