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Monk Says…Generational Wealth: Why most people will never achieve it
This post on generational wealth is based on a chapter in my upcoming book on financial literacy Dr Boyce Watkins’ verbal imagery summarizes it like this, “generational wealth is a relay race”. The Proverbs say that a wise person leaves an inheritance to their children’s children. First, if you’ve survived tech layoffs, automation, and globalization…
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Monk Says…Emotions and Your Investments: Love
(or, How I was blinded by Love) Part 3 of 3 It is said that love is blind, but to quote The Teacher, KRS-1 from Boogie Down Production, “Love’s gonna get cha’. You see, I loved the Fisker Karma story so much that I didn’t get out of my position in Quantum Technologies when I…
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Monk Says…Emotions and your investments: Hate
(or, Why I never bought Tesla) Part 2 of 3 Most people think that Godfather III is the worst movie of the Godfather trilogy. I don’t know about that, but in The Godfather III Micheal Corleon told his nephew, “you should never hate your enemy, it clouds your judgment”. This was a lesson I had…
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Monk Says…Administration Change
Administration change = new opportunities (or, How Obama doubled my money) Part 1 of 3 Whenever there is an administration change due to a newly elected President in the U.S., it also opens up opportunities as an investor. The biggest employer in the United States, is the United States. So, it stands to reason that…
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Monk Says…Lesson Learned: Price vs Value
As we take this day to acknowledge the sacrifices that military veterans have made and continue to make, I can’t help but reflect on the lessons I learned while being in the military-both in the field and in the markets. I graduated high school with the goal of going to college. But after growing up…
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Monk Says…Did you know:You can bet for or against Donald Trump in the stock market?
Truth social is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol: DJT No matter who you decide to vote for, you should exercise your right to vote. But, while the entire planet will be watching to see the fate of the USA & Donald J. Trump, those in the know will also be watching…