Economic Vice # 4: Intolerance

Economy, Philosophy, Uncategorized

We will resume our exploration of Sir John’s thoughts on spirituality and business with another excerpt from his speech at Buena Vista College entitled “The Religious Foundation of Liberty and Enterprise.” In this excerpt, we’ll look at the fourth economic vice he...

Link Roundup

News, Uncategorized

Now that National Thrift Week is over, we’re eager to return to our examination of Sir John’s economic virtues and vices from the lecture he delivered at Buena Vista College, but before we do that, we probably ought to do another Link Roundup. The new year...

John Templeton and the Virtue of Thrift, IV

Thrift, Uncategorized

Continuing our January theme of John Templeton’s relationship with thrift, we have more today from step 12 of The Templeton Plan.  Today we look at some interesting facts and figures about his lifestyle during the early stages of his Wall Street career. They clearly...