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An Early Education in Stock and Bond Investing
Investing

An Early Education in Stock and Bond Investing

Sep 7, 2026 7 min read

I published the first chapter of this book on Friday. Here is Chapter Two. I’ll be publishing the rest, chapter by chapter, as I get each one done.…

An Early Education in Stock and Bond Investing 
Investing

An Early Education in Stock and Bond Investing 

Sep 4, 2026 11 min read

Following is the first chapter of a book I’m working on that will be published in Japan and possibly in the US. I will be pre-publishing the rest,…

Are You an Investor or a Wealth Builder?
Investing

Are You an Investor or a Wealth Builder?

Jun 15, 2026 13 min read

Which Strategy Will Make You Richer… Starting Tomorrow?  I had been a publisher of investment advice – in book form, magazine form, and newsletter form – for a…

At the Cigar Club Last Friday:
Investing

At the Cigar Club Last Friday:

Jun 1, 2026 1 min read

JB Grills Me on Investment Opportunities in Japan  “I read your blog,” JB said. “I know that you do business in Japan. And you seem to be a…

Charles Ponzi and the Ever-Reappearing Ponzi Scheme
Investing

Charles Ponzi and the Ever-Reappearing Ponzi Scheme

May 3, 2026 2 min read

Charles Ponzi arrived in the US in 1903, broke, ambitious, and without the wherewithal to hold a steady job and build a future for himself, as did so…

Funny Ha-Ha
Investing

Funny Ha-Ha

May 3, 2026 1 min read

Rental Real Estate: How to Do Everything Wrong
Investing

Rental Real Estate: How to Do Everything Wrong

Jan 30, 2026 5 min read

In the late 1970s, I made my first investment in rental real estate. It was a tidy little one-bedroom condominium apartment in a recently refurbished…

Fed Rate Cuts, Inflation & Gold: Why Investors Are Rethinking Safe Havens in 2025
Investing

Fed Rate Cuts, Inflation & Gold: Why Investors Are Rethinking Safe Havens in 2025

Sep 22, 2025 12 min read

In the past two weeks, I’ve read at least a dozen essays and articles about Trump’s campaign against the raison d’etre of the Federal Reserve (which…

How My Books Inspire Success, Wealth, and Personal Growth
Business Management

How My Books Inspire Success, Wealth, and Personal Growth

Sep 8, 2025 3 min read

I’ve been getting testimonials from people who got something useful from my books on a regular basis since I began writing them 25 years ago. You can…

The Three Deadly Mistakes Art Collectors Make When Investing and How to Avoid Them
Investing

The Three Deadly Mistakes Art Collectors Make When Investing and How to Avoid Them

Sep 5, 2025 8 min read

The following is a chapter from The Art of Investing in Art, a book I’ve been writing since 2010, which will finally (hopefully) be published this…

My 2025 Wealth Plan: Where I’m Putting My Money and Why
Investing

My 2025 Wealth Plan: Where I’m Putting My Money and Why

Aug 13, 2025 22 min read

As I said above, it’s that time again when I pull out the records of all my business and financial transactions over the previous 12 months and take a…

Why Americans Are Buying Up London: Falling Prices, Tax Policies, and a Changing City
Investing

Why Americans Are Buying Up London: Falling Prices, Tax Policies, and a Changing City

Aug 4, 2025 3 min read

Most of what I’ve been reading about London in recent years has been bad news: rising crime, falling property values, and stories about political…