Archives:

Week of Feb 28 - Mar 6: Warren Buffett believes the most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. A successful investor doesn't focus on being with or against the crowd.

Week of Feb 21 - 27: "From the end of WW II to 1966, the hot assets were stocks and real estate. From 1966 to 1980, it was commodities (and gold, once it was no longer our currency). From 1980 to 2000 it was stocks and real estate. And at this turn of the century, the hot asset class became gold and commodities once again. Those who are truly financially intelligent are able to not only recognize these cycles, but use the information to capitalize on them as well."    (Maloney, Michael. Guide to investing in Gold & Silver, Page 73).

Week of Feb 14 - 20: Kim Kiyosaki said "The next big economic boom will be not from the internet, China or India. It will be from empowering women."

Week of Feb 7 - 13: "The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work. It is called massive action. Action is the gas in the tank. Without it, the car will not run."
                                                                             -- by Marcy Blochowiak

Week of Jan 29 - Feb 6: Jan 28th, 2010, 500+ people gathered together in Park Inn, Etobicoke to meet Mr. Paul Orberson.  From a Kentucky high school teacher joggling between different jobs to the "Million Dollar a Month Man", Paul created his own legend that has inspired tens of thousands of people in North America for more than a decade.  To learn how you can make a big jump in your personal life and finance in the year 2010, read this 11-page inspiring story featured on Millionaire Blueprint Magazine. 

Week of Jan 24 - 28: In his best-selling book "The Conspiracy of the Rich", Robert Kiyosaki lists the following four basic investment categories and says a sophisticated investor invests in all four categories to achieve true diversification.

1. Business -- provides passive income
2. Income-producing investment real estate -- provides passive income every month
3. Paper assets -- easy to buy and sell
4. Commodities (gold, silver, oil, platinum) -- protect against inflation

If you have only one source of income (e.g. "Job", "self-employed"), no matter how much you earn, you are vulnerable to any financial instability. You need to have more than one source of income. You need to have more than one investment vehicle to build and protect your wealth.

Week of Jan 17 - 23: "Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it."
                                                                            -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Poet and Essayist

Week of Jan 10 - 16: Knowing the trend is more important than working hard.  If you are interested in real estate investment, you get to watch BNN's recent interview with Don R. Campbell, Canadian Real Estate expert.  If you have read Robert Kiyosaki's latest book The Conspiracy of The Rich, you will have a better understanding of Mr. Campbell's view on Canadian housing market in 2010 and beyond. 

Watch this interview. . .  

Week of Jan 1 - 9: 
“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”
                                                                                                                                    -- James Allen
Make a plan for what you want to achieve in the year 2010 and stick to it until it is fulfilled.  Without a blueprint of your financial future, you will get nowhere.

Archives 2009:
Week of Dec 27 - 31: "Good things come to those who go after what the other fellow sits back and waits for.  As we assemble our business, we must do today what others will not do, so that we may have tomorrow what others will not have".           -- Paul Orberson

Week of Dec 20 - 26:  "What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve".   -- Napoleon Hill

Week of Dec 13 - 19: Five Tips from Kim Kiyosaki for Being a Successful Investor and Entrepreneur:
1. When it comes to investing, women should not think men are smarter. Be a lifelong learner. Get a financial education and make it a priority. Then, get some experience.
2. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes because that’s how we learn.
3. Seek out mentors and coaches who “practice what they preach” and will hold you accountable for your goals and actions.
4. Set goals, celebrate the wins, and then set new goals.
5. Take small steps and keep going. Don’t ever quit. Trust yourself and your intuition.
-- Excerpt from http://www.pinkmagazine.com  

Week of Dec 6 - 12: "For things to change you've got to change.  Otherwise, nothing much will change."  --Jim Rohn   

Book recommended:  The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty   by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Less Hewitt   

"In this chaotic world, it's all too easy for focus to become blurred.  For anyone brave enough to say, 'I want to be a better person,' this book offers a self-help method to discard those old habits which hold you back and to develop, instead, the new habits which promise successful change.  To remain as you are denies who you can be.  Life is what you make of it and achieving full potential is an everyday choice.  The Power of Focus shows you how to choose nothing but the best!"
                                                                                           Larry Jones, president and founder, Feed The Children

Week of Nov 29 - Dec 5: Too often, we think we will do well financially if we work a little bit harder.  Many of us end up having multiple jobs and working long hours.  Will hard work bring us the financial success we dream about?  Not necessarily.

"Quantum leaps cannot be achieved through incremental steps or through "more of the same."  You've got to shift gears.  You have to follow new patterns of thought and action.  The rules of what works and what doesn't always change when you are trying to make a move from normal performance to "you squared."  (Pritchett, Price. You Squared page10)

There is always a more excellent way (either a better financial vehicle or a better and more productive way) to achieve the best result.  Be open-minded and keep searching for a more excellent way of everything you do.

Week of Nov 22 - 28: "Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."
Napoleon Hill (1883-1970), Author of Think and Grow Rich

Week of Nov 15 - 21: Have you read Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom? If you haven't, I strongly recommend you read it.  If you have, I recommend you re-read it.  Find out which quadrant you belong to, why people from different quadrant think and react differently and which path to take to achieve financial freedom. 
Click here for some notes from this book.

Week of Nov 8 - 14: "Remember, the biggest wealth transfer in history is underway. Many people who were rich yesterday will be poor tomorrow. Become richer, not poorer. Keep learning and make this crisis your opportunity to have wealth transfer TO you, not AWAY FROM you."
- Excerpt from Robert Kiyosaki's Conspiracy of the Rich

October Free Download: Raymond Aaron's interview with Robert Kiyosaki  Have you read Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" series?  If you haven't, I strongly recommend you to read them.  Robert Kiyosaki has taught many ordinary people like you and me to achieve financial freedom.  This interview article gives you a general idea of Robert Kiyosaki's teaching.  Learn from the most successful business people and take concrete actions to change your financial life.