Your story matters

Whether you believe it or not, your story is important, even in the context of making money. By writing our stories down (not making them up but getting them down) we can get to know ourselves better and then create a meaningful life that we want to live. And I do not...

Dare to Suck Big!

Tomorrow I see the Dalai Lama at SDSU. The tickets practically fell into my lap – and I thought why not? It’s an opportunity for adventure. Kind of like how I see being a Money Native – seeking opportunities to make money and reaping some of the...

Our Money Making Lives

Do you know a lot about being a good shopper but not a lot about being a good investor? I spent over 15 years of my career doing detailed financial analysis on at least 1,000 private and publically traded companies.  I learned what made them fail, and I learned what...

OUR POLICY

Last year I visited Eataly, an enormous Italian food and wine marketplace in Manhattan, and saw this sign: OUR POLICY 1. The Customer Is Not Always Right 2. Eataly Is Not Always Right 3. Through Our Differences, We Make Harmony This policy is such a radical departure...