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But the truth of the matter is, you don’t have to be a sheep. The overnment gets away with taking far more money from you than is required by law simply because you don’t know any better. One way Uncle Sam keeps the money coming in is by keeping you in the dark […]

· Kuwait: diinaar kwaytii (dee-nar kuh-way-tee; Kuwaiti dinar)
· Lebanon: liira lubnaaniiya (lee-rah loob-nah-nee-yah; Lebanese pound)
· Libya: diinaar liibii (dee-nar lee-bee; Libyan dinar)
· Morocco: dirham maghribii (deer-ham mag-ree-bee; Moroccan dirham)

What are some of the myths you may be embracing that keep you under the control of this powerful force? One of the most pernicious s the assumption that a huge tax burden is inevitable and nescapable. Less than 100 years ago, the average taxpayer forked ver $60 annually in taxes.8 Through […]

On the other hand, an investor can often make (or lose) more money by purchasing options rather than by purchasing the actual stock. This is the concept known as leverage. The basic premise of leverage is the same as a see-saw: The further you get from the center, or fulcrum, the […]

After being seduced into spending through emotional media messages, those sick with the disease of consumerism seem driven o further compound the problem by adding an interest payment to heir load. Is it any
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Introduction: Why You Should Read This Book
wonder that the majority of Americans cannot keep most of the money they make? […]

I learned to write a lot of thank-you notes and to be gracious. I think that has helped me in the business—just being courteous and caring.
Parents are more apt to say, “Why don’t you invite Julia for dinner?” if Julia often says please and thank-you. But even kids notice manners and social skills.

A lack of respect for money, combined with the absence of a system for handling personal finances, largely accounts for our nation’s inancial unhappiness. So many Americans do not yet see how the orce of consumerism is eating away at their lives. Is it eating away t yours? Perhaps it’s time to […]

The UCA format was developed in the 1970s by Wells Fargo Bank and promulgated through the banking industry by Robert Morris Associates (now the Risk Management Association), which operates to exchange both information and insights regarding commercial-lending activity. The problem that bankers were addressing was basically one of movement from stability to nonstability. Better tools […]

Victims of this disease cannot blame the media entirely for their illness. While media messages are often prevalent, passionate, and ersuasive, they are not accompanied by a taskmaster with a whip. e have the choice whether to listen to these messages or not, but nfortunately, many Americans do not comprehend this because […]

Government securities, considered to have the lowest risk of default, include the following:

U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and are deemed by the markets to be risk-free as direct obligations of the Treasury. Treasury Bills (T-Bills) are highly liquid due to their […]