Category Archives: wealth

How rich is rich?

Posted on August 12, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

How rich is rich? According to a survey conducted by investment managers Neuberger & Bergman, the answer is between one and five million dollars in assets. They sponsored a survey of people who stood to give or receive inheritances and, … Continue reading →

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Sitting on a Gold Mine

Posted on August 12, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

A few years ago, builders, renovating a landmark hotel in Georgia, discovered the entrance to a shaft under the concrete floor. To their amazement they discovered the shaft led to the entrance of a gold mine. Captain Frank Hall built … Continue reading →

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What makes wealth wealth?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

John D. Rockerfeller at the age of fifty became the world’s first billionaire. But three years later he had a nervous breakdown. His body was racked with pain, he lost all the hair on his head, he couldn’t sleep, wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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It’s only true wealth if it enriches your soul

Posted on July 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

John D. Rockerfeller at the age of fifty became the world’s first billionaire. But three years later he had what appears to be a nervous breakdown. His entire body became racked with pain, he lost all the hair on his … Continue reading →

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Is money really life’s report card?

Posted on April 29, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a saying that goes: ‘money is life’s report card,’ meaning success in life is in proportion to how much we earn, accrue and spend. Yet the universal experience is what John D Rockerfeller said when asked how much you … Continue reading →

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Happiness is like a butterfly.

Posted on April 29, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Happiness is all about keeping things in balance. The Bible says: ‘Give me neither poverty nor riches, just give me as much as I need.’ It’s realizing when enough is enough. Anything more is great if you receive it, but … Continue reading →

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Storing up wealth – for nothing

Posted on March 29, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

The current world financial troubles remind us of how easily we forget the lessons of the past. Just before the Great Depression, the world’s twelve wealthiest men met in Chicago. They controlled more money than the American Treasury. They included … Continue reading →

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‘How much do you need to be happy?’

Posted on February 21, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

A survey of New Year’s resolutions discovered that of people with above average incomes: thirty three percent want to retire before age sixty five: twenty two percent want to get out of credit card debt: fifteen percent want to make … Continue reading →

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When more produces less

Posted on November 16, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Aristotle used to teach that virtue was the mid point between two extremes. So, for example, whereas recklessness is one extreme and cowardice the other, courage is the mid point where virtue sits. The important thing is to keep things … Continue reading →

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Wealth is in the mind

Posted on September 22, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

According to the LA Times you need a net worth of ten million dollars to be able to call yourself rich; that’s how much you’d need today to match the lifestyle of the average nineteen twenty five millionaire. Paradoxically, a … Continue reading →

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