Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses This was brought home even more so by a reader who responded with strong disagreement to one of my articles. I advocate a methodical, disciplined approach to investing in no-load mutual funds. It keeps me invested during up markets and on the sidelines during down markets. It was exactly this approach that got me and my clients out of the market in October, 2000 and put us back in to take advantage of the April, 2003 upswing. [More] Buyer Beware Business Opportunity Scams Abound Be it Amway, selling jewelry (and other products) on a party plan, vitamins that you have to invest in a ton of inventory to carry around, or the door to door knives scheme that costs $500 to join, each and every one of them makes their money off the people looking for the opportunity, not from the products sold to the average consumer. [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] Overcome Your Negative Money Associations and Prosper Some people believe they are unworthy of success. Negative money associations can also stem from their childhood where they had a bad experience with money or were taught that money was bad. Expected Earnings Releases for Week of 09/18/06 Week of 09/18/06 Earnings releases expected for Monday 09/18/06 - Before The Open SMTS, STEI - During Trading (none) - After The Close (none) Earnings releases expected for Tuesday 09/19/06 - Before The Open AZO, CBRL, FDS, GGXY, MCS - During Trading (none) - After The Close CBK, CHAP, CKR, DRI, ORCL Earnings rel. John McCabe's Web Guides: Setting Your Financial Priorities Setting Your Financial Priorities By Terry Rigg Whether you know it or not, you are always setting your financial priorities.  Some may decide that a new stereo system is more important than this month's electric bill. This may be a little off the wall but it is still setting your prio.