James’ Guru Ratings

Select Your Friends Carefully

December 8, 2009

Hi Folks, Some days you’ve got to love Robert Kiyosaku, some days you’ve got to hate him. Today I’m loving Kiyosaki. He’s got a great quote on the impact friends have on wealth that makes a lot of sense: CHOOSE FRIENDS CAREFULLY: The power of association. First of all, I do not choose my friends [...]

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Feeling Uninspired? Langemeier’s Latest May Help

May 27, 2009

Hello People, For those of you interested in becoming wealthy, you know that it can sometimes be a time consuming and discouraging processes. So, you may be looking for a quick inspirational pick me up. Well, if you are looking for a boost, here is a recent video by Loral Langemeier. If you don’t know [...]

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Suze Orman Sued for Fraud

May 19, 2009

Looks like an insurance endorsement deal gone sour. Too bad. The story is at Forbes.

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America’s Lost Decade

April 2, 2009

Hi All, Of all the financial columnists out there, I really enjoy Jane Bryant Quinn, she says the best stuff. If you haven’t caught her column on Bloomberg, its well worth checking out. Her most recent has a couple of interesting points. First, this isn’t a shocker but its sad nonetheless. If you invested in [...]

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When I die, I want to Come Back As Me

December 17, 2008

Hi All, In case you haven’t heard of Mark Cuban, he’s a maverick billionaire living in Dallas and he’s my new hero. Why do I like this guy? A ton of reasons… He’s a great entrepreneur. He got a start selling software in the 1990s. When the internet hit it big, his company Broadcast.com was [...]

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Suze Orman Hits The Right Tune

December 9, 2008

Hi All, Just saw the recent headline on CNN news. Famed personal finance guru Suze Orman has taken a controversial step and spoken out against DC’s $15 billion bailout of Detroit. While I’ve been less than enthusiastic about Orman in the past, in this case her recommendation that individuals NOT behave like Detroit’s CEOs makes [...]

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How Do You Turn A Thousand Dollars Into Three Million?

April 3, 2008

Ask William Nickerson! I was in the San Francisco airport waiting for a flight last week when I found a synopsis of Nickerson‘s “How I turned $1,000 into Three Million in Real Estate In My Spare Time“. If you don’t know about Nickerson, he is one of the 1960′s original real estate gurus. The synopsis [...]

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Stay Away from Russ Whitney

March 28, 2008

Hello All, Today is another travel day for us DINKs, but I wanted to get a quick posting up nevertheless. I’m in San Francisco taking care of some business. I was flipping through the channels in my hotel rooms television when I came across an infomercial by Russ Whitney. Now, if you don’t know who [...]

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Robert Kiyosaki: Still Talking Nonsense

March 5, 2008

Hi All, I just got done reading Kiyosaki’s latest piece in yahoo finance. Kiyosaki is one of those personal finance gurus I go back and forth on. Some of his advice is good, sometimes it stinks. Right now, in the guys latest column, I think he’s dispensing bad advice. The gist of his latest is [...]

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Thoughts On Role Models

December 14, 2007

I was briefly looking at a copy of Larry Winget’s book “You’re Broke Because You Want to Be” last night before going to sleep. On reflection, we DINKs have been blogging for a couple of years now, and we’ve plowed through a lot of personal finance literature. Like many of you we want to get [...]

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