Ben Stein on Getting Rich

Written by The Dividend Guy on November 15, 2006

Say what you will about Ben Stein, but I like him. Probably known best (much to his chagrin I am sure) for his small role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day off” where he calls attendance and calls out, “Bueller, Bueller, Bueller….”. Good stuff.

Ben writes a column over at Yahoo’s finance section. He is probably one of the most down to earth, realistic writers out there when it comes to Wall Street, mutual funds, and making your money grow.

His most recent article, “A Formula for Long-Term Happiness” has a great quote in it that, more realistically than any other advise given out there, spells out how to have a secure retirement:

So, today’s lessons: Know your limitations; stay sober; be patient; and don’t swing for the fences — just save regularly and consistently in obvious choices like index funds. Those “secrets” will get you to a happy, confident later life.

At the end of the day there is no secret to investing. I completely agree with Ben that consistency and diversification is what is most important.


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3 Comments so far

  1. Latest Finance News » History » Ben Stein on Getting Rich November 15, 2006 11:06 pm

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  2. mark November 30, 2006 6:54 pm

    I liked that Ben Stein article too - and much of what he writes.

    But what I really liked of his recently was an article in the NY Times a few days ago: In Class Warfare, Guess Which Class Is Winning

    In it, he talks about Warren Buffett and how wealthy people pay far less of a percentage of their income in taxes than middle class or poor people. Also goes into deficits, inflation, fiscal conservatism, and so on.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/business/yourmoney/26every.html

  3. make money online April 18, 2008 6:09 am

    make money online…

    It also got me to wondering what it is that people get from these things. Do people really draw motivation from this stuff? I have been reading Darren Brown’ s Tricks of the Mind , or at least re- reading sections of it, this week. He points out that…

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