by Tom Wheelwright | Oct 18, 2009 | Wealth Strategy
I did it! Another triathlon completed. It was a beautiful fall day in the most beautiful place on earth, Lake Powell. There were about 300 athletes with lots of families there to cheer us on. The race got under way with the first wave of Olympic distance men at...
by Tom Wheelwright | Oct 15, 2009 | Wealth Strategy
Today I am off to Lake Powell where I will compete in the triathlon I have been training for on Saturday. A couple of comments about this. First, it's October 15th. Some of you may recognize that this is the final deadline for personal income tax returns. I am able to...
by Tom Wheelwright | Oct 13, 2009 | Wealth Strategy
The cover story on this week's TIME magazine covers a topic that I covered with Robert Kiyosaki two years ago in his Yahoo! Finance column. In that column, I wrote a “Why the Lottery is a Better Investment than a 401(k).” Robert and I were piloried by 750...
by Tom Wheelwright | Oct 8, 2009 | Wealth Strategy
Over the past couple of days, I have explained the downside of self discipline and my wife's argument for not depriving yourself of life's little luxuries. Now, I would like to present the other side of self discipline and even argue that you don't have to deprive...
by Tom Wheelwright | Oct 7, 2009 | Wealth Strategy
The argument my wife would use against self discipline is that it is essentially denial. Why give up what you enjoy today for the prospect of something tomorrow? Should I deny myself that donut so that I can have a thinner waist? Perhaps the question really is what...
