one of the greatest deterrents to successful investing is the three-letter word ego.

There is only one kind of life insurance, and that is pure protection based on a mortality table. All others are pure protection plus a cash value element that I call 'funny' banking.

The money game is not like any other game. You cannot choose whether you'll play, for the money game is the only game in town.

The great mystery of life is the length of it.

The three most important rules in selecting the right piece of real estate are location, location, location (and when we have periods of tight money I would add terms, terms, terms).

You will find that free advice about your money is always available. It's usually those who lean back and give you the most 'positive' advice whose finances are bordering on catastrophe. They are often wrong, but never in doubt.

Inflation takes from the ignorant and gives to the well informed.