Comments on: Personal Finance Education Series: Introduction http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/ The personal blog of Adam Nash Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:01:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rebecca Nathenson http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3025 Rebecca Nathenson Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:23:16 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3025 Hey, Carolyn, where do you think I got the idea? I've heard his "timber is an awesome asset class" speech three times, and I wanted to figure out where he got those kinds of opinions. But...I did pay for an Ivy League MBA. I just got the MBA from a school that isn't in the Ivy League (@#$* CMU raising tuition just after I committed...). And I stayed very, very far away from all but the intro-level finance classes. So let's all learn together! Adam, we await your wisdom. :-P Hey, Carolyn, where do you think I got the idea? I’ve heard his “timber is an awesome asset class” speech three times, and I wanted to figure out where he got those kinds of opinions.

But…I did pay for an Ivy League MBA. I just got the MBA from a school that isn’t in the Ivy League (@#$* CMU raising tuition just after I committed…). And I stayed very, very far away from all but the intro-level finance classes.

So let’s all learn together! Adam, we await your wisdom. :-P

]]> By: Adam Nash http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3019 Adam Nash Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:10:03 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3019 Wow. This is a lot of pressure. I'll do my best :) Wow. This is a lot of pressure. I’ll do my best :)

]]> By: Carolyn Nash http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3015 Carolyn Nash Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:55:05 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3015 Oh my dear.. now you have people really listening. Be Afraid, my dear husband loves to talk about finance and investing (no, really he could do it for hours on end.) But seriously, I'm happy to hear that he is educating friends and regular readers regarding his investment logic and where to find more information from the pros. Keep reading and you could learn more than you ever thought possible without paying for an Ivy League MBA! Oh my dear.. now you have people really listening. Be Afraid, my dear husband loves to talk about finance and investing (no, really he could do it for hours on end.) But seriously, I’m happy to hear that he is educating friends and regular readers regarding his investment logic and where to find more information from the pros. Keep reading and you could learn more than you ever thought possible without paying for an Ivy League MBA!

]]> By: seema http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3011 seema Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:02:29 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3011 Rebecca - great idea! One of my goals for the year is to start investing more aggressively (i.e. outside of the usual 401k, CD, high-yield savings, etc.). I've mostly been scared to invest b/c unlike you guys, my father had a passion for stock/options trading... and without saying too much, life after the bubble has been tough. I've started to read up on some funds but I really have no structure to my self-schooling... and since Adam is a bottomless pit of (mostly) useful knowledge, I'd love to participate in the series! Rebecca – great idea! One of my goals for the year is to start investing more aggressively (i.e. outside of the usual 401k, CD, high-yield savings, etc.). I’ve mostly been scared to invest b/c unlike you guys, my father had a passion for stock/options trading… and without saying too much, life after the bubble has been tough.

I’ve started to read up on some funds but I really have no structure to my self-schooling… and since Adam is a bottomless pit of (mostly) useful knowledge, I’d love to participate in the series!

]]> By: Rebecca Nathenson http://blog.adamnash.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3010 Rebecca Nathenson Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:32:36 +0000 http://psychohistory.wordpress.com/2007/02/08/personal-finance-education-series-introduction/#comment-3010 Hooray! Thank you, Adam. Looking forward to it. I think I grew up in much the same situation as you--bright, savings-oriented families that didn't invest aggressively, primarily because they didn't have the kind of information we have available to us now. And really, how much interest could you have in a blog that talks mainly about wedding planning, my attempts to get my fiance to exercise, and what I did over the weekend? Sorry, but your blog is waaaay more interesting. Mine's just navel-gazing and kvetching. But, because you'll complain about this every time you mention me in your blog until...I'll give you a hint--I'm a lazy bum and use LiveJournal. And I've been on LJ since 2003. (Hah! Yes, I'm an old-skool blogger!) Hooray!

Thank you, Adam. Looking forward to it. I think I grew up in much the same situation as you–bright, savings-oriented families that didn’t invest aggressively, primarily because they didn’t have the kind of information we have available to us now.

And really, how much interest could you have in a blog that talks mainly about wedding planning, my attempts to get my fiance to exercise, and what I did over the weekend?

Sorry, but your blog is waaaay more interesting. Mine’s just navel-gazing and kvetching. But, because you’ll complain about this every time you mention me in your blog until…I’ll give you a hint–I’m a lazy bum and use LiveJournal. And I’ve been on LJ since 2003. (Hah! Yes, I’m an old-skool blogger!)

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