If you were starting a project or business, common sense would tell you that you could produce 5x as much output if there were five people working on your goals than if there were just one person. If you are running a counseling program, ten counselors should be able to do 10x the work as a single counselor, right? If you are starting a candle company, twenty employees should be able to produce 4x the work as five employees, right? If you are a mom cleaning out a garage, you should get … [Read more...]
How One of My Family Members Used Shares of U.S. Bancorp to Build Substantial Wealth
February 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
A member of my close family has been using a technique to build substantial wealth that doesn't require a high income or any specialized knowledge, extra work, or effort. I was so impressed by the way he implemented this program, I thought I would share it with my other family and friends (as well as anyone else who reads my blog) without giving away who it is. Each month, he has a house payment of approximately $1,500, payable to U.S. Bank. He decided that instead of making an extra $300 … [Read more...]
Why Income Inequality Will Always Exist as Part of the Post-Industrial Revolution Global Economy
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
First: Before we begin, the education system in the United States over the past few decades has done such a poor job teaching basic logic that by virtue of the headline alone, it is statistically likely that you have already made a decision about whether or not this short essay on pay inequality is "good" or "bad". You've done this without considering any of the factual data or evidence I'm going to offer by virtue of my own experiences in finance, based nothing more on your own political … [Read more...]
I'm a private investor, author, and business philosopher who started with nothing and was essentially retired by my early twenties thanks to my first Internet startup. I went to school on a music scholarship and spend my days doing what I want and growing Kennon Green Enterprises, LLC, the family holding company. 
