Yes, there are free colleges. There are not many, and they are not for everyone, and some may not be free much longer, but they do exist. What are they? The first three, and maybe the best known, are the U.S. Service Academies: Air Force Academy, West Point, and U.S. Naval Academy. The next two… [Read More]
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Listen to me on the Money for Lunch radio show
I was on the Money for Lunch radio show on Monday. If you’d like to listen to it, it’s here.
Crowdfunding for investors and entrepreneurs
Let me start out by saying that the SEC hasn’t finalized all of its rules on crowdfunding. Under the JOBS Act of 2012, the SEC is to set rules allowing businesses to attract investments from small investors. The model is Kickstarter, but with one huge difference: Kickstarter does not raise investment capital. Instead, the funds… [Read More]
Rich Tennant, the Dummies cartoonist, moves on
I just got word that Rich Tennant, who draws all the cartoons in the Dummies books, is leaving, and new Dummies books will no longer have his cartoons. Well, I’m sad, because I liked what he did in mine. If you like his stuff, too, you can go to his website to license them or… [Read More]
Listen to me on the Rewiring Your Brain radio show
On Monday, I appeared on the Rewiring Your Brain radio show with Dr. Robert Rose, and we talked about investing and how people should think about the markets. It was a great conversation, and it is in his archives if you’d like to hear it.