Sir John Templeton, a legendary investor and wonderfully spiritual man, died last week at 95. I had the good fortune to visit him at his home in Nassau in November, 2004 and to obtain this exclusive interview.
http://assetbuilder.com/blogs/scott_burns/archive/2004/11/21/Sir-John-Templeton-Urges-Caution.aspx
Shortly after that, I ran a wonderful speech of his for Thanksgiving, “And Countless Blessings Yet To Come.”
http://assetbuilder.com/blogs/scott_burns/archive/2004/11/25/_2620_And-Countless-Blessings-Yet-To-Come.aspx
If you are worried about current market events, both links may restore your hope and put perspective on where we are.
Scott
I have a confession to make. Do you remember the parsimonious Prius I’ve written about, the one that gets 45 mpg?
Well, it isn’t the only car in the Burns family. Our other vehicle isn’t a Zamboni. And you won’t find it in our garage, because it won’t fit.
It’s a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban.
That’s a Big SUV. To be specific, it’s a Z-71 with four-wheel drive and a towing package.This is one tough vehicle. It will take on any rock pile in Big Bend National Park. It will run on Interstate 40 until they shut the road down.
Securities attorney and investment adviser Daniel R. Solin has saved our bacon once again, just as he did at this time last year. That’s when he offered a short book on investing for everyone--- even those sitting at the beach, smudging pages with sun-block-smeared fingers.
Now he offers “The Smartest 401(k) Book You’ll Ever Read (Perigee Books, $20). Like his earlier book, “The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read,” the new book is short.
How short?
Try 200 pages divided into 53 chapters. That’s less than 4 pages a chapter.Even that measure, however, may give the impression of verbosity because the first 52 chapters are done in 166 pages--- just over 3 pages a chapter.
