June 7, 2012 By bnjewell There’s something I think you should know about me: I own several hundred successful companies. Or, more accurately, I own very tiny portions of hundreds of successful companies. I’m no business magnate, and I’m not wealthy by American standards. But I am an investor — I use some of my […]

February 13, 2012 By bnjewell Via Flickr, by user romain-novarina. Used under Creative Commons License. The lights are up, mics are on, and the film is about to roll. Is your heart ready for its close-up? We often hear cheesy lines about introspective actors asking their directors “What’s my motivation?” Supposedly, understanding a character’s motivation […]

February 13, 2012 By bnjewell Via Flickr, by user romain-novarina. Used under Creative Commons License. The lights are up, mics are on, and the film is about to roll. Is your heart ready for its close-up? We often hear cheesy lines about introspective actors asking their directors “What’s my motivation?” Supposedly, understanding a character’s motivation […]

October 5, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flickr by user Arturo Avila. Used under Creative Commons License. Greedy people may be slaves to money — that’s an easy enough concept to grasp. So that means that poor people aren’t slaves, right? Maybe not. True, Jesus said more than once that poor people are blessed. But that […]

October 5, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flickr by user Arturo Avila. Used under Creative Commons License. Greedy people may be slaves to money — that’s an easy enough concept to grasp. So that means that poor people aren’t slaves, right? Maybe not. True, Jesus said more than once that poor people are blessed. But that […]

October 5, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flickr by user Arturo Avila. Used under Creative Commons License. Greedy people may be slaves to money — that’s an easy enough concept to grasp. So that means that poor people aren’t slaves, right? Maybe not. True, Jesus said more than once that poor people are blessed. But that […]

October 5, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flickr by user Arturo Avila. Used under Creative Commons License. Greedy people may be slaves to money — that’s an easy enough concept to grasp. So that means that poor people aren’t slaves, right? Maybe not. True, Jesus said more than once that poor people are blessed. But that […]

May 1, 2012 By bnjewell Winners go slow. It may seem counter-intuitive, but working slowly is the best thing you can do to build wealth. It’s the lesson that you learned from “The Tortoise and the Hare” – slow and steady wins the race. Once we’ve mastered our money and escaped the financial dangers of […]

August 2, 2012 By bnjewell If you want to ensure business success, you have to plan for business failure. In order to operate a profitable small business, you have to do a lot of things right. You have to deliver great products and services, market yourself well, hire great employees and make shrewd decisions. But […]

June 28, 2012 By bnjewell So, you’re ready to start investing: You’ve read up on stocks and bonds, and you’re anxious to put your money to work for you. The only question now is this: Which stock will you buy first? If you don’t have a good answer to that question, fear not. You’re not […]

June 28, 2012 By bnjewell So, you’re ready to start investing: You’ve read up on stocks and bonds, and you’re anxious to put your money to work for you. The only question now is this: Which stock will you buy first? If you don’t have a good answer to that question, fear not. You’re not […]

April 4, 2012 By bnjewell If you’ve decided to begin saving money for emergency situations in life, you’ve made a very wise step. But as soon as we dedicate ourselves to emergency savings, a question arises: How much is enough? There are a variety of different answers out there. Perhaps the most honest one would […]

November 25, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flickr, by user Kevin Dooley. Used under Creative Commons license. Have you seen the latest Big Shiny Thing?  It’s awesome, it’s amazing, and you just have to have it. True, you only have about 20% of the cash you need to buy it… but that’s not a problem. You […]

November 25, 2011 By bnjewell Via Flickr, by user Kevin Dooley. Used under Creative Commons license. Have you seen the latest Big Shiny Thing?  It’s awesome, it’s amazing, and you just have to have it. True, you only have about 20% of the cash you need to buy it… but that’s not a problem. You […]