Ask The Experts – Coming soon…

I don’t care if you’re right, as long as you agree with me!

Do you prefer to read information that lines up with your own views and reinforces your beliefs, or do you prefer to be exposed to a broad variety of topics of interest, knowing that you may "go ballistic" or "through the roof" when you read something that you disagree with?

According to a recent article in The Economist, newspapers tend to reflect the political perspectives of their readers.  Liberal newspapers are sold in liberal towns, and conservative papers in conservative towns.  Why?  Because apparently that is the most profitable model to pursue.

Although we like to think we’re open-minded, most of us also like to feel as though we are "correct" in our opinions.  Reading information that reinforces our viewpoint can lead us to think, "Yeah, right on sister!" and esteem the author; when, if we’re honest with ourselves, our warm feelings also extend from our own biases being reinforced and acknowledged.

How do you like them apples?

Reading this Economist article a month or so ago got me thinking… I don’t want this blog to be just "The Emily Channel"… I (and I assume you) will get bored of me spouting off just about things that I know and have personally done.

Diversity: Coming Soon To A Theater Near You…

That’s why I’m going to be adding an "Ask the Experts" column.  As often as I decently can, I’ll be harassing the interesting people I come across for an interview – business owners, real estate investors, advisors, and the like – in order to create some diversity of thought and give us something new to think about and discuss.

Love ‘em or Hate ‘em, at least it will be more interesting.  At least, that’s my hope.

In the meantime, while I look for these experts "in the flesh," I’ll share with you information I have READ about experts, or gleaned in unofficial conversations with them, so as to help create a little extra diversity.

If you would like to be interviewed because you have a business related to what we discuss here – personal finance, retirement planning, real estate investing, small business, etc. – please let me know and I’ll see if we can work you in.

If you have someone in mind that I should interview or profile, please let me know that, too!  I’ll see if I can hunt them down for us all to learn from.

Emily

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