The Way to Build Wealth » The Basics http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org Ethan Bloch shares wealth building hacks, tips and wisdom discovered from the world's greatest minds. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Power of Dry Powder – Episode #29 http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/12/the-power-of-dry-powder-episode-29/ http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/12/the-power-of-dry-powder-episode-29/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:38:27 +0000 Ethan Bloch http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/?p=321

Ethan Bloch loves Dry Powder, who doesn’t? It’s just a super cool way to say cash, you dig? But what really matters is that you keep some laying around for rainy days and once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunities.

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Drink drank on today’s thirsty Thursday:

Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Grape

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Black Cherry 12pack
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

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]]> http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/12/the-power-of-dry-powder-episode-29/feed/ 1 The Secret To Successful Investing – Episode #28 http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/12/the-secret-to-successful-investing-episode-28/ http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/12/the-secret-to-successful-investing-episode-28/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:17:36 +0000 Ethan Bloch http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/?p=320

Even if you understand the power of Time (discussed in episode #5), but don’t have patience, you’re screwed.

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Wine drank on today’s episode:

Vista Hermosa – White Wine [link N/A]

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Time Is An Investors Best Friend – Episode #5

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]]> http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/12/the-secret-to-successful-investing-episode-28/feed/ 5 Don’t Run Away – Episode #15 http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/dont-run-away-episode-15/ http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/dont-run-away-episode-15/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:55:34 +0000 Ethan Bloch http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/?p=296

We are in “once in a lifetime buying opportunity” territory. Don’t forgo this massive opportunity by running away.

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Tea drank on today’s episode:

Celestial Seasonings Celest Raspberry Zinger

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The investing world is broken and today Ethan Bloch explains why.

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Links mentioned on today’s episode:

Investing vs. Speculating – Episode #1
Pay Yourself First – Episode #2

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]]> http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/the-investing-world-is-broken-episode-14/feed/ 4 What Type Of Investor Do You Want To Become? – Episode #9 http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/what-kind-of-investor-do-you-want-to-become-episode-9/ http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/what-kind-of-investor-do-you-want-to-become-episode-9/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:15:45 +0000 Ethan Bloch http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/?p=276

A few months ago Ethan Bloch had written about three different investment approaches. Today he reintroduces all the three and emphasizes how the Passive Investment approach is the best investment approach for the majority of investors. Learn more about each approach by checking out the links below.

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Books mentioned on today’s episode:

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

Links talked about on today’s episode:

The Passive Investor
The Enterprising Investor
The Hybrid Investor

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]]> http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/what-kind-of-investor-do-you-want-to-become-episode-9/feed/ 2 $1 to $8.8 Trillion: Stocks For The Win – Episode #8 http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/1-to-88-trillion-stocks-for-the-win-episode-8/ http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/1-to-88-trillion-stocks-for-the-win-episode-8/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:00:56 +0000 Ethan Bloch http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/?p=272

So you understand Inflation, Time and Compound Interest. Now it is time to learn about Stock, the best liquid investment that provides reasonable rates of Inflation Fighting Compound Interest when held over long periods of Time. What?! Just click play…

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Books talked about on today’s episode:

Stocks for the Long Run, 3rd Edition by Jeremy Siegel
Stocks for the Long Run, 4th Edition by Jeremy Siegel

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Book Review: Stocks for the Long Run, 3rd Edition by Jeremy Siegel

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Now that we’ve covered Inflation and Time it is important to bring Compound Interest into the mix, the most powerful force in the universe according to Albert Einstein.

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Such a basic principal that’s so often overlooked, MAJOR MISTAKE. Today Ethan Bloch explains that Time can be your best friend, but only if you grasp it, hold it close and understand how to nurture it.

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]]> http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/time-is-an-investors-best-friend-episode-5/feed/ 0 The Inflation Monster – Episode #4 http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/the-inflation-monster-episode-4/ http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/2008/11/the-inflation-monster-episode-4/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:00:14 +0000 Ethan Bloch http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/?p=264

Ethan Bloch talks about the wealth destroying properties of inflation.

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Today Ethan Bloch talks about one of the first steps towards building wealth: Paying Yourself First! It sounds easy, but in practice proves to be quite difficult. The bottom line? You’ll never build wealth if you can’t pay yourself first.

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