Get-Rich-Quick Schemes do not work! The only way to grow your nest egg is slowly but steadily.
I am mentoring a talented lady about 5 years into her career. During our conversation this afternoon, the topic of stock investing and saving for retirement came up. She asked me whether she should trust her Financial Advisor – who…
Quick question: Would it be easier for you to save 20% of your monthly income, or to live on 80% of your monthly income? In case you answered, “Save 20%,” you are just average (sorry for being so blunt) and might be…
Could it be that we have seen the peak in global oil demand back in 2019? I wouldn’t know. Due to COVID-19, experts are predicting that the oil demand peak might happen earlier than previously thought. BP says it could…
I hope you have time for this. It is a long read (hopefully timely for you). 1. Do you appreciate time enough? People like talking about how busy they are as if it is a sign of success. Perhaps it is for some, but for most…
We can’t change what has happened, nor can we wish the virus away. Let me ask you one question: Do you know more about what’s going to happen in the next 12 months today than you did back in January?…
… Hmm, I don’t know how that header should be completed. Do you? No? Then, let’s find out together. In my opinion, the standard saying: “Don’t worry, be happy” seems to be too simplified because not only do I doubt that one can be…
The other day I had lunch with one of my former colleagues from my former dutiful corporate life. A life I left 8 years ago. So still meeting her occasionally for lunch after such a long time is quite a…
It’s the time of the year again where we start out with a bag full of New Year’s Resolutions and than slowly … one by one … fail to execute them. Do you happen to have set the resolution to…
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous forecasts here we go again: But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the orbital period…
Had a chat with my sons. I thought at their age of 20 and 18 (soon) it is about time for some real adult talk. So I asked them whether they’d prefer wisdom or gold. The unanimous answer was gold.…