Gold – Part 1
With Rich Dad Advisor Andy Tanner
One benefit of my work with finance and investing is that I have the opportunity to meet, interview and befriend the great minds of today's volatile financial times.
Men ...
Finding Meaning in Our Work Lives: Why to Wow
It was a cool autumn afternoon in the Midwest. I received a phone call from my client at a luxury car manufacturer.
On the line was "Ken" (in sensitivity to him and his brand, I've changed his name), the...
Gold – Part 2
With Rich Dad Advisor Andy Tanner
In my last article for Jetset, I set the stage for an overview of the advantages of paper assets.
I wrote about the government’s policy on QE, FDR’s Executive Order 6102 ...
Attributes of the Affluent: Incompetent, Evil, Lucky or Just Plain Good People?
I come from a middle-class family. My dad was an electrical engineer, my mom was a bookkeeper.
We lived in a nice little house and I felt like we were rich. I had no wealthy uncle or aunt who gave me hug...
The Blame Game – Part 1
During the U.S. government shutdown, every time I saw President Obama, Senate Leader Harry Reid or Speaker of the House John Boehner on television, I turned it off.
All they were doing, day after day, wa...
Never Stop Learning: The High Value of Financial Education
Who is John Galt? Some of you are very aware of exactly who he is. Others, not so much.
John Galt is a main figure in the 1957 classic, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand's epic novel about a group of businessmen ...
Entrepreneurial Genius – Taking a Cue from Mr. Selfridge
Harry Gordon Selfridge played by Jeremy Piven on the PBS TV series:
Harry Gordon Selfridge was a genius entrepreneur and highly-respected retail magnate in the early 1900s and is now the basis of the televi...
The Blame Game – Part 2
In my article in the last issue of Jetset, I wrote about leadership . . . and how the blame game affects us all and diminishes our power to affect change and impact the future.
As promised, my good frien...
Hall of Fame Hall of Shame? Ranking Customer Service
Customer service is one of those things that many companies do incredibly well while others continuously struggle.
Each year, Zogby Analytics, in partnership with MSN, releases a survey that rates the be...
Mentoring the Next Generation
When I was nine years old, I changed schools. I moved from a school in a poor neighborhood to a school for rich kids. I did not know I was poor until I changed schools.
My new classmates lived on private...