By Benjamin Franklin and Dr Agon Fly
A large percentage of Americans during the colonial period were self employed farmers, merchants, craftsmen, tradesman, shopkeepers, and so on. Employees were less common than partners and permanent employees even rarer. Because of that, the following admonitions of Father Abraham address the working class who were also responsible for [...]
By Dr Benjamin Franklin and Dr Agon Fly
“II. But with our industry we must likewise be steady, settled, and careful, and oversee our own affairs with our own eye, and not too much to others;
WOW! I wonder what Benjamin Franklin would think of ‘modern’ investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETF’s, hedge funds, and derivatives of [...]
By Benjamin Franklin and Dr Agon Fly
Having laid the groundwork for continuing his verbal treatise, Father Abraham translates the premises he’s postulated into a series of calls to action.
“Let us, then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose;
These simplest of words carry profound meaning when it comes to you building your wealth. During [...]
Life’s that way. Surprisingly unsurprising surprises happen to all of us throughout our lives. They keep us from completing our work on time, being prepared for our kids education and our own retirement.
