November 22, 2004

investing in our future pt.2

my boss claims to be a conservative, yet all day (when he’s not talking about the stock market) he talks about how we need to start a better recycling program, get people to travel a little less. he worked as a logger, but thinks we need to be wise about how we use our natural resources. he tells me about his plans to build a hydrogen engine to avoid pollution. he saves money, he re-uses lumber or burns it to keep warm. in his mind he is a conserver of things. he believes this to be conservatism. what that makes you, however, is a conservationist.

both of these labels are loaded and worthless. they bring to mind images of either kenneth starr or a tree spiker. i think this “middle way” that we are seeking in the united states could be a fusion of the two of these labels. hell, no labels at all would be best. but until we reach that goal, we need to have conservative conservation. we must.... because if not, as Chuck says, “the rooster are going to come home to roost.”

pick out a couple of stocks and track them. choose them for their morality — how they treat their employees, how they conduct their transactions — and see how they do over the course of a month, two months. you can double your money in 7 - 12 years with wise investing. just think how much of it you could give away!

posted @ 7:46 PM

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