How about grit over I.Q?? http://www.businessinsider.com/8-things-the-worlds-most-successful-people-all-have-in-common-2013-12

The answer according to Josh Brown is…. 8. Are all traders really methed out lunatics from Long Island and North Jersey? View this image › Via giphy.com According to Brown, who is a former trader from, you guessed it, Long Island, “Most, but not all.”

Under most circumstances the answer is NO!  http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/10/pf/expert/retirement-savings/index.html?iid=HP_MP_River

It is coming up soon…….. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-years-best-day-to-buy-a-car-is-approaching-2013-12-09?link=MW_story_popular

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  Imagine working for decades and ending up with a reduced pension. This will happen to public employees in Detroit due to financial mismanagement and unreasonable expectations.  A federal judge ruled that when Detroit declared bankruptcy pensions will be a part of the reorganization plans. It was thought that they were protected by the state…

When presented with the facts he listened..

The 75-year-old, dressed in beige polyester pants and shirt with a matching canvas belt, showed no signs of stress. He told the occasional joke and said he was lucky to be in Butner, as it had a reputation of being “very laid back” and is kind of like a “camp.” How infuriating is this. The…

Chuck Jaffe of MarketWatch sums up his thoughts on the Gerber College Plan this way: “In the end, this Gerber product takes advantage of the consumer’s best intentions to give them a less-than-optimal solution to the problem they’re solving. Most people can do better on their own.” Read Chuck’s article, This college savings plan flunks the test, in its…