Although the Medici are today recognized as the most important banking dynasty to come out of Medieval Florence, before them the Bardi family were the most important bankers in Florence. Ruined by an unsecured loan to King Edward III, the Bardi were forced to ally themselves with the up-and-coming Medici Read more…
Early Life John Clifton Bogle was born on May 8 1929 in Montclair, New Jersey as the youngest of two twins born to William Yates Bogle Jr. and Josephine Lorraine Hipkins, and went by “Jack” from an early age. Like many families, the Bogles were hit badly by the Great Depression that Read more…
As children, we probably all wanted to become a millionaire. However, it’s fairly difficult, hence why there are only around 47 million of them (compared to 7.8 billion people in the world!) So which are the best ways to become a millionaire? For the purposes of this article, I am Read more…
Alongside gold, silver once backed almost every currency ever made. Today, silver is seen by many as an investment, and a good one at that. This got me thinking, should you really invest in silver? Is it actually that good? We recently wrote a similar article about whether or not Read more…
At Finance Friday, I try to talk as much about real estate investing as I know about. The majority of my articles pertain to investing in residential properties, but never land. This got me thinking should you invest in land? Whilst there are several different types of land, all being Read more…
When I was a child, my father always used to say that the majority of the world’s money was in real estate. However, there are several different types of real estate investments, so which are the best? I recently began investing in real estate, where I bought a series of Read more…
A while ago, we looked at whether you should invest in gold. Bonds are similarly a tricky business. Some people think you should invest in bonds, and others do not, so should you or should you not? Bonds can come in several different forms, by far the most common are Read more…
Gold was once the backing of most historical currencies. Once it stopped being used as currency, it was seen as an investment, but is it a good one? Should you invest in gold? For now, I’ll just focus on investing in gold, however, this could be adapted to silver, platinum, Read more…
We all have expensive habits. Some of these expensive habits can be justified, the vast majority cannot. Here are the worst culprits! 19. Choosing Takeouts I get why people do this. Some peope haven’t got the time to cook a meal for themselves. Others are eprhaps a little lazy and Read more…
Benjamin Franklin said “A dollar saved is a dollar earned.” Many have taken that to mean that you should save your money rather than investing it. But should I save or invest my money? Saving your money and investing your money always has some inherent risk. You are never guaranteed Read more…