Money (part 2)_ Finding balance in our investments has been the subject of many books on responsible investing. I've never found these books very useful, but a new book called "The Mindful Money Guide" has taken a more holistic approach. The information and ideas are not new, but they do hint at a new path for investments. The rest of this is a book review. The Mindful Money Guide Marshall Glickman 1999 The introduction is titled "A holistic Approach to Money" and this really grabbed my attention. It goes on saying money is what makes the world go round and is primal force in our lives. That last statement triggered my critical side and seems in conflict with holistic reasoning. For me money is mostly a tool and primal forces are things like: security, contentment, pleasure, power over others, etc. In any case a holistic approach would be interested in looking at all factors and not focusing narrowly on money. According to the author holistic means we change our view of money as follows: The quality of money is put ahead of quantity. Simplicity of money use is next to godliness. How we handle money is important. Balance is everything. I found these ideas a big improvement over other investment books but still think the author is talking about life and not money. Life needs quality, simplicity, balance, and money is just a tool. Still, seeing these things discussed in a finance book is a big leap forward. (to be continued) ---- jeff owens, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.xprt.net/~jko underground house, solar power, self-reliance, edible landscape to leave ecopath: unsubscribe ecopath -> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
