Category Archives: Economics
Why Many Millionaires Don’t Feel Rich
By Stephanie Christensen The term “millionaire” once inferred that a person was part of society’s upper crust, able to enjoy luxuries most only dreamed of, including vacation properties and early retirement. The Gilded Age of the 1980s was all about flaunting … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Investments/Savings, Retirement Planning, Uncategorized
How To Catch a Wild Pig: A Parable on Society
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Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires: They’re just like you. But with lots of money. Here’s a great article written by Kristyn Kusek Lewis for Readers Digest Magazine. She describes five very different millionaires and the practical, real life lessons they share … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Motivation/Inspiration, Small Business
Not Suprisingly, Hard Times Are Tough On Relationships
Relationships really seem to suffer when the economy is in the tank. According to John Ingrisano, author of The Back to Basics Book of Money! A Couple´s Guide to Financial Peace, “marriage is an economic partnership. Money may not be … Continue reading
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The Wheeler Group Participates in First-ever Personal Finance Expo in Honolulu
Over this past weekend, we at The Wheeler Group LLC participated in the first-ever Personal Finance Expo here in Honolulu. The nonprofit Hawaii Council on Economic Education and the Hawaii Event Group hosted this well-received event. The two-day expo took … Continue reading
Emerging Equity Markets are Not the Emerging Economy
With regard to international, *emerging markets I believe and I’m betting real dollars (Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor Shares) that the current happenings in the equity markets does not reflect the true economy. We may have overshot on … Continue reading
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Currency Colloquialism: The Buck, Dough and Dollar
According to Chris Connell of the American Numismatic Association, we Americans have slinged around terms for money since the earliest days of our founding fathers. But what is the origins of this colloquialism, or informal words we use in conversation … Continue reading
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From $2 Bills to $100 Billion Bank Notes
Can you imagine? A $100,000,000,000 bill. You heard right… In a previous post, I wrote about my personal experiences with our $2 bill. At the moment, the U.S. economy is slowly moving toward a recession, and economic pressure is everywhere. … Continue reading
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