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Hindsight Is Not A Strategy.

You Get The Most Out Of What You Need The Least.

It Seems Like Only Yesterday That Savers Were Dorks. They Kept Piggy Banks. They Drove Last Year's Cars. They Fished In Their Change Purses For Nickels While The Superstars Flashed Credit Cards. Today, Values Have Changed. The New Object Of Veneration Is Not Money On The Hoof But Money In The Bank - And The Dorks All Have It.

There Is A Secret To Investing That Cuts A Path Directly To The Profits That You're Looking For. The Secret Is Simplicity. The More Elementary Your Investment Style, The More Confident You Can Be Of Making Money In The Long Run.

For All The Huffing And Puffing Of The Doubters, A Home Of Our Own Is Still The Rock On Which Our Hopes Are Built. Price Appreciation Aside (and Most Houses Will Appreciate, Eventually), Homeownership Is A State Of Mind. It's Your Piece Of The Earth. It's Where A Family's Toes Grow Roots. It's Where The Flowers Are Yours, Not God's.