Posts made in November, 2012

November 2012: Top 10 Money Excuses

Posted by on Nov 8, 2012 in MFA Insights

Everyone talks of changing the world.  Few talk of changing themselves.  ~Leo Tolstoi Fortunately the U.S. Presidential election only happens once every four years.  Rather than focus on this once every four years event, we thought we’d draw attention to some costly attitudes that are in effect every day.  Jim Parker, an Australian based vice president with Dimensional Funds Advisors makes the observation of investor behavior in Australia that we recognize as universal.  He writes: Human beings have an astounding facility for self-deception when it comes to our own money. We tend to...

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