William Bradle
Author, MBA, CFP designation, historian, corporate officer with Quaker Oats, Alcon Laboratories, LSG Sky Chefs, Halliburton. Car buff--62 Porsche cab, 1969 Camaro.
Husband, father-daughter in energy consulting, son is in Afghansitan with the Air Force.
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The Roaming Gnome Builds a HouseBuilding a house and other life lessons.
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The Cincinnati Kid Gets Some Career AdviceMay be time to move. -
MBA-The Dismal ScienceIs a MBA worth it?
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College Rankings--A MessSee how they rank colleges and then go someplace else
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My Kind of Survey and Investment Advice--all in Onethe worst party schools and some good advice
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When Bad News is Good News--Kind Ofbeing a pollyanna
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Being Rich is a HassleNot what its cracked up to be
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Thinking About Getting an MBA? Part 5More courses and what they really are about
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Thinking About Getting an MBA? Part 4More truth
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Thinking About Getting an MBA? Part 3In the catalog
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Thinking About Getting an MBA? Read On. Part OneMost people that get MBAs shouldn't -
Caught in Middle Management HellDeadended? Do somehting.
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Ten Things to Get You HiredA pretty worthless article
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Ten Things that Will Get You FiredAt least ten.
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What Will Get You Firedstupid stuff
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Working Hard but Not Working SmartBe like Winston Churchill
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A Not Very Good Article on How to Get Richthere are more ways than one.
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Your Own Business--The American DreamHow to do it.
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Get Off the Dime, Defy Inertia, Get RichGet out of the inertia rut and get rich, well, less poor
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A Nice Place to Visit but I Wouldn't Want to Live ThereNew York, New York
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Here We Go Again--The Doomsday MachineWhat comes around, goes around
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Suze Orman Makes Me Kinda Sick--So Does Buying InsuranceInsurance made easy
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The Law of Unintended ConsequencesWhen doing 'right' is wrong
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Cause and Effect--Taxes and DividendsThe more you tax something, the less you get.
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The Certain Way to Failure--Don't TryDon't try.
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Taxes--Country by CountryThe top and bottom ten
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The Devil is in the Details--Real Estate Closing CostsThese add up fast.
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Isn't it a Pity? or is it Pythia?The tax code--screwed up again.
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Don't Read This by SuzeFive things that don't have any impact on you.
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This is Probably Why I Don't Run a Mutual FundI should run one but I don't and this is why.
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Why I Don't Subscribe to the Wall Street Journal---And a Word on TaxesPopular (or populist) but dumb ideas
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US Going Downhill? I Don't Think SoIt is not the end of the world that the US is not first in everything anymore.
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How Not to End Up in JailYour job can get you in a lot of trouble
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Interest Rates, Houses and the FutureThe impact of interest rates on housing costs is huge
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Some Thoughts on Getting By, Getting Enough and Getting RichThere is not a fast way. At least, not a safe fast way.
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A Popular, but Stupid, Concept--The Minimum WageThe world of unintended consequences
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How to Get a Book PublishedItg is not as hard as appears but it ain't all that easy either. -
Why Non Fiction is Easier Than FictionAnd better for your savings, investments and getting rich
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Cash is TrashSome people have cash and debt. Don't think that makes sense.
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Robert Kiyosaki is Right--Kind OfReal Estate is hard work
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Thinking Outside the BoxOne example of someone really smart
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Why Your Career is like a MovieScript your success -
Taxes and Economic Strength--Country by CountryTaxes and tax rates tell you a lot about economics
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Own Your Own Business? Meet Your Best Friend--the IRSWho would have thunk it?
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Becoming Your Own BossThe realities of becoming your own boss--especially at a young age.
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Buying and Financing a BusinessSick of the rat race? Sick of the recession? Get out and buy your own business.
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Going HollywoodBen Stein, and me, on how to apply Hollywood skills to your job search and career.
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Why a Bad First Job is Good for YouStraight out of school your first job is probably going to be terrible. And that is good because you will learn what you don't want to do.
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Taxes and the Three Martini Lunch and What is ComingTaxes are going up and that is not good. See what happened last time.
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My Daughter's Asset Allocation--It Will Work for You, TooFinance is easy if you are in it for the long haul
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To Roth or Not to Roth--That is the QuestionThis goes against my instincts but you can't avoid the facts.
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So You Want to Be an Author--Here's HowA true story.
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A Night at the Museuem--Listen Up, ParentsYour kid may say they hate doing this but 15 years from now they will thank you.
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Gun CrazyNot really. A lesson in smart business.
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How to Get Ahead in Your Job--And MoreSome good, and some bad, career moves.
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Tax Fraud? Social Security Fraud?This inspired Bernie Madoff
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Sacre' Bleu--France Does Something Right30 years of nuclear energy and no accidents. Maybe we should consider this.
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If You Agree with a Contrarian Are You a Conformist?Myths and Wall Street
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The Incredible Shrinking Stock MarketLess can be more.
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Going Green--The Law of Unintended ConsequencesSometimes, oftentimes, the wrong thing happens
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An Inconvient Truth---RiceRice ain't nice.
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The Forest Gump School of InvestingWarren Buffett and Forest Gump
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Do Your Job the Way Mom Wanted You to Do ItMost job advice is just stupid. Just do what Mom would want you to do.
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You Suck, GirlSuze Orman said it, I didn't.
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Global Warming--Look at What People Do, Not What They SayWe're doing something about it.
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Being Green Around the House--And in ItWrote this article while building my house--Turned out really well
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HO! HO! HO! and a BOTTLE of RUMNOTHING EARTH SHATTERING BUT A FUN STORY. MAYBE A FUN INVESTMENT
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How to Save a Million DollarsI like to dust off old articles to see if the advice still holds. It does. Check out this couple of years old article by Jonathan Clements. Don't think he is with The Wall Street Journal anymore but not sure where he is. Jonathan, are you out there?
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MANAGING by BEING STUPIDSTOP TRYING TO LOOK SMART. BE STUPID AND LEARN A LOT. AND SAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME.
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How to Survive a Nuclear AttackI know that most of you would sooner shop for your own casket than stock up on post-nuclear groceries.
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YOUR BEST INVESTMENT--YOUMOST PEOPLE SHY AWAY FROM TASKS DONE BY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN'T DO THEM. I HAVE NEVER FIGURED THAT OUT.
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AND the WINNER IS---NORTH DAKOTAPEOPLE ARE VOTING WITH THEIR FEET
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FOR YOU YOUNG INVESTORS OUT THERE--9 THINGS to DOJUST BECAUSE RETIREMENT IS LIGHT YEARS AWAY DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN IGNORE THIS ADVICE.
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DRIVING a BOSS NUTSSIX THINGS TO AVOID IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED IN YOUR CAREER
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FINANCE is SIMPLEI LOVE BEN STEIN. HE RAMBLES BUT IN THIS ARTICLE--WRITTEN OVER TWO YEARS AGO BUT STILL, ACTUALLY EVEN MORE, RELEVANT HE NAILS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO TO GET RICH--OVER TIME.
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HOUSE FLIPPING in the REAL WORLD--PART 5DOING TIME IN TEXAS
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HOUSE FLIPPING in the REAL WORLD--PART 4IT AIN'T AS EASY AS IT LOOKS
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HOUSE FLIPPING in the REAL WORLD--PART THREEA REALLY BAD EXPERIENCE
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HOUSE FLIPPING in the REAL WORLD--PART TWOIT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS
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House Flipping in the Real WorldIt's not as easy as it looks.
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Bob Kiyosaki and the Food ChainBob was right--stocks got creamed, but so did real estate
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California--Nice Place to Visit but Wouldn't Want to Live ThereMakes Massachusetts Look Like A Tax Haven
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TALK ABOUT GETTING the STOCK MARKET WRONG--YEAH, BABYA LOOK BACK TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH AT A REALLY BAD READ ON THE MARKET
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Sometimes You Have to Put Up with the Bad to Learn Something--AnnuitiesIf you're still building up your retirement, steer clear of annuities. They have a function, but not quite yet, says Walter Updegrave.
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THE MYTH of ONE--IN FINANCE and in LIFEKEYNES WAS RIGHT--IN THE LONG RUN WE ARE ALL DEAD. BUT IN THE SHORT TERM WE ARE USUALLY PANIC STRICKEN
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GETTING to a MILLION BUCKSTIP NUMBER 1-START EARLY
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QUICK POLITIAL FIXES that DON'T WORKTARIFFS ARE EASY TO PUT IN BUT REALLY CAN SCREW THINGS UP--THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
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DEATH of a SALESMANA CAREER IN SALES APPEALS TO ME BUT I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. MAYBE I SHOULD FOLLOW BEN STEIN'S ADVICE
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HOW to MAKE a MILLION the EASY WAYWORKS BEST TO START WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG
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JOB SATISFACTION? TAKE a LOOK at THISI LOVE BEN STEIN, AND HIS MONEY. HE GIVES THE BEST ADVICE AND PERSPECTIVE OUT THERE. AND HE WAS GREAT IN 'FERRIS BUELLER' -
How to Flub a Job Interview--Follow This AdviceI'm sorry but sometimes you have to call someone out when they write damaging stuff.
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How Much is Enough? Finally Some Reasonable AnswersJonathan Clements is the best financial columnist around. Do what he says. Within reason, of course.
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A Reasonable Healthcare PlanIf you want something done right, do it yourself. Nobody cares about you as much as you.
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Do it Yourself MillionairesForbes list of the most rich came out today. Missed it again this year, darn. Maybe if I had followed this advice...
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Bargain ShoppingI just read that 90% of the population believes the recession will last at least one year...or more. More importantly, 60% of people have begun to pay down debt, 68% have decided not to make a major purchase and 41% have begun to increase their savings.
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Ten Traits of the Rich and FamousIf you want a quick fix, don't read this article -
An Alternative Investment--The USOAn investment that really pays off.
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Time, Time, Time is on Your Side. Yes it IsWhy this personal finance stuff is simple if you can tell the future.
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It's Not Easy Being GreenHassles with solar power systems.