Feb
12
Book Review: Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss
February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
Since I started my consulting practice I have seen (and read) many books on the mechanical process of starting a business. Although informative, they give you very generic information. That was, until I found the book titled Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional’s Guide to Growing a Practice by Alan Weiss. He clearly […]
Jan
16
Quicken WillMaker - Review
January 16, 2008 | 4 Comments
One of my 2007 Goals was to prepare all of the disaster-related papers. Those include:
Last Will - Who inherits what.
Health Care Proxy & Health Care Directives - Who can make live saving or live terminating decisions on your behalf. Two documents for this purpose.
Durable Power of Attorney - Authorization to make financial decisions […]
Jul
23
Book Review: Mad Money
July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
I am not talking about the show with the same name, but about the Jim Cramer’s Mad Money Book: Watch TV, Get Rich. It is his own book about the techniques used and how to understand that ubiquitous TV show that you must have seen while waiting at an airport for a flight, or […]
Apr
22
Book Review: On My Two Own Feet
April 22, 2007 | 1 Comment
On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance (Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar) provides a simplified overview of the personal finance topics that most people will face in their lives. Its main is young women who might have neglected learning about finances and may even have some aversion to dive […]
Feb
28
Book Review: Learn to Earn and Beating The Street
February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment
Peter Lynch is a great stock picker. He, like me, is also an advocate of early financial education for all American kids at school. I admire his knowledge and skill, even when his ego may be dangerously enlarged. Peter managed the Fidelity Magellan fund. Such fund was a wreck when he […]
Feb
28
Book Review: The Big Money
February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Big Money: Seven Steps to Picking Great Stocks and Finding Financial Security from Frederick R. Kobrick.The book is about picking a few stocks that grow 10x or even 100x (10 or even 100 times) in value over the medium term. The rationale is that you only need a single investment of $10,000 on […]
Feb
24
Book Review: You Call the Shots
February 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“Entrepreneurship is more than a type of career; its a way of life.” and Cameron believes that “…anyone can do it. It’s never too early to start a successful business – and it’s never too late, either.”
Cameron Johnson is a prodigious kid that have started 12 successful business before he turned 21. He has served […]
