The financial principles that have made America’s economy and people the envy of the world are clear and simple.
In the Declaration of Independence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit [...]
There is much talk in Washington suggesting that the Federal Government should take over businesses and social programs based on the assumption that…
equality of results is essential to the success of everyday Americans
equality of opportunity - “the pursuit of happiness” - is inappropriate for the 21st century
An economics professor once faced a group of students [...]
There are few economists and economic writers that can clearly articulate complex economic concepts as well as L. Carlos Lara and the other members of the United Services & Trust Corporation. Here is an historical and factual discussion of…
Sound Money
In-Depth by: L. Carlos Lara | Friday, February 5, 2010
My thoughts on the subject of sound [...]
Planning vs. Management
The College for Financial Planning and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. will likely object to the statement that their business is oxymoronic. They might be justified. Let me elaborate.
The Oxford Dictionary defines an oxymoron as “a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.” Claiming that financial [...]
“The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Cometakes the form of a grim spectre, robed in black, who does not speak and whose body is entirely hidden except for one pointing hand. This spirit frightens Scrooge more than the others, and harrows him with a vision of a future Christmas with the Cratchit family bereft of [...]
Knowledge, understanding, and wisdom are complimentary and synergistic. However, it should be clear that only wisdom embodies the qualities of all three. It is possible to have an abundance of knowledge, deep understanding, and a complete lack of wisdom.
NAZI Germany (and successors totalitarian governments around the world today) demonstrated this gap most shockingly when it applied knowledge of what is [...]
Dennis Prager recently commented that he has been carrying American values around in his pocket for his entire adult life. To clarify he reminded his audience that those values appear on the coins and currency of the United States: Liberty, E Pluribus Unum, In God We Trust. He referred to these values as the American Trinity.
These observations seem [...]
Ron Jennings, a successful Money for Life Guide in West Chester, Ohio, emailed this Adrian Rogers quote. While you are reading it, reflect on the policies and practices of the federal government during the Great Depression.
“You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without [...]
It has been said the greatest volume of sheer brainpower in one place occurred when Jefferson dined alone…
HOW DID JEFFERSON KNOW???
Especially read the last quote from 1802.
“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”
“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away [...]
