Not all investments turn out positive. That might not be what you want to hear, but it’s true. Bull markets don’t go on forever, despite us wishing they would. Even if you’re investing in index funds, they can turn negative.…
Summer tips for Saving: Get rich rather than spending it all
Summer is on us and if the heatwave sweeping parts of Europe and North America is anything to go by, it is going to be bumper summer. Usually summer rhythms with Summer Vacation. That time of the year where we…
Dealing with an ASSET RICH and CASH FLOW POOR situation
Over the past few weeks I’ve been tinkering with my annual rolling budget almost every day. Not because I am compulsively addicted to my budgets, in fact, even as a Chief Financial Officer-turned-Chief Transformation-Officer, I rarely consult my budget, and…
Chapter Review : Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier
Money is unlimited. Time is not. Become financially independent as fast as possible. Grant Sabatier starts out strong with his new book Financial Freedom, available to purchase February 5, and your Chief Money Man is part of the reviewing team, across…
Making money or saving money: Which one should be your first priority?
Today’s Chief Money Man article comes from a guest contributor, Patricia Sanders. Patricia is a financial content writer and has been praised for her effective financial tips that can be easily followed. Her passion for helping people who are stuck…
Should you protect yourself from the bubble?
Today’s modern financial system is built on one thing and one thing only: trust. We trust the people behind the governments who issue money. We trust the banks who loan money out, far out-leveraging their own assets. We trust the…
The ideal European Family Budget
The ideal European Family Budget (two working adults and 2 kids) needed to live decently is around 4.000€ per month. This is the average budget for a family of four living in a second tier city in the Euro Zone.…
Why spending $1.000 on a telephone is a terrible idea and could mean you’ll work until you’re 82
Unless you’ve been very far away, or you mostly just read books and sit in deserted parks, you already known that Apple has come out with a few new iPhones. They really aren’t extremely new as they look just like…
Jack Ma – Early Retirement: How the Alibaba chief is retiring early and what can we learn from him.
Jack Ma certainly knows how to make an announcement! On his 54th birthday he announced to the market, and the world, that in exactly 1 year, so on his 55th birthday, he would walk away from the corporate world to…
Ready to start an investment portfolio? This is how to do it.
I got a question the other day, from a reader on this site, as to how I designed a portfolio that helps me target an 8% annual return. That got me thinking about the kind of articles I’m writing on this…
