From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 11:22:07 MDT
>From: Dan Fabulich <daniel.fabulich@yale.edu>
>So, I'm finally reaching a stage in my life where I can start
>thinking about saving and investing a significant chunk of my
>income... I'm gradually trying to read up on matters of personal
>finance and investment for the future.
>It seems to me (based on my reading) that a key element in
>selecting an investment strategy is to set investing goals.
>Obvious personal investment goals might include buying a home,
>going back to college, or retirement. [I have no family to
>support, but they would certainly be on my list if I did.]
>I'm finding myself in a quandary as to how to set my investing
>goals in a way that I find satisfying, given what I think I know
>(and what I think I don't know) about the odds that I'll have a
>significant impact on the research of immortality (and related
>fields such as AI and nanotech).
Ric Edelman who has written a number of best sellers about
personnal finance has a new book out "Discover the Wealth within
You". The whole first half is about having a life worth investing
for.
I just started it, but you may find it worthwhile.
When you get a substantial nest egg built you can think about
giving some of it away. For now a simple investment, say becoming
a member of an organization whose ideas you support, like maybe the
Extropy Institute, is well within your currently modest means.
Brian
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Extropy Institute, www.extropy.org
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