Will The Death Tax Go Away (As It Should)?
“A son can bear with composure the death of his father, but the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair.” – Niccolo Machiavelli With Bush in office, is it only a matter of time before the highly unfair estate tax (which taxes you, at your death, on what…
READ MOREWhy You Should Listen More And Talk Less When You Want To Impress
We’ve often cited Dale Carnegie on “winning friends.” Carnegie believed that listening well makes you appear to be a better conversationalist than does speaking well — and that it’s certainly better than speaking too much. He told a good story about sitting next to an important businessman at dinner and…
READ MOREWhy You Need Professional Management
I was talking to someone the other day about how many people you can manage well. Experts say it is six, seven, or eight. My own experience confirms this. At times, I’ve had more than a dozen people reporting to me — and it wasn’t good. I was not able…
READ MOREStart Your Little Black Book Of Powerful Contacts
Your Rolodex and/or address book contains all the numbers you may eventually need to call. But you need another book — a very special book — to keep vital information on your power system. Your power system comprises all the powerful people you know who can make a positive difference…
READ MORESix Degrees Of Seperation
“Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.” – W.H. Auden Every time you meet someone, you are given a chance to make a connection…
READ MOREAnother Good Reason You Need A Lifelong Income
ETRs dont believe in traditional retirement. We think its a mistake to count on the government – or even the value of savings – when it comes to our future well-being. The cost of living is always increasing, as are the ways our wealth is taken from us. Personal taxation…
READ MOREThis Is A Great Time To Pick Up Bargains
If my crystal ball isn’t fooling me, we can expect to see the stock market down for some time. More importantly, businesses are failing – and will continue to fail – at an unprecedented rate. Some of these are good businesses, short on cash. Weve talked about the importance of…
READ MOREGet Up Early Tomorrow
My son, LSF, has many extraordinary talents and all the peccadilloes you’d expect from a 20-year-old going to school in New Orleans. Every time I see him, as I did this holiday, I’m impressed by his intelligence and good nature. He is more and has more than I was and…
READ MOREPromise #7 For The New Year: To Get Richer This Year
SAVING/INVESTMENT HABIT THAT WILL MAKE YOU WEALTHY IN 10-20 YEARS Boy, are you good! It’s Tuesday and you have been with the ETR New Year’s resolution program for seven days, including today. You are now in the top 20%! (And I bet I don’t even have to remind you to…
READ MOREPromise #6 For The New Year: To Start Your Own Business
Welcome to the second Monday of the New Year! Did you read through your New Year’s resolutions this morning? If not, do it now. You’ve been practicing your new, better life for a full week. You’ve been eating better, exercising more, getting to work earlier, and doing everything a little…
READ MOREPromise #5 For The New Year: To Get Off Your Ass!
If you didn’t reread your list of New Year’s resolutions last night and this morning, do it now. Yesterday, you promised yourself that you would develop a skill that had the potential to make you big money. Today, you are going to promise yourself to make it happen. Here’s what…
READ MOREDeveloping A Financially Valuable Skill
Well, here you are, still plugging away and its already day four. You are now in the top 30%. Good work! Did you reread your list of New Years resolutions last night and this morning? If not, do it now. Today, you are going to promise yourself that this year…
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