Who watched Suze Orman tonite?

[justme8]

How did Aaron Spelling get $500 million? I think they get more off movies and residuals than we know -- and with good investing .....

Compounded interest isn't known as the 8th wonder of the world for nothing!

[disneysteve]

How did Aaron Spelling get $500 million? I think they get more off movies and residuals than we know -- and with good investing .....

Compounded interest isn't known as the 8th wonder of the world for nothing!

Yes, I'm sure royalties play a big part in it. Spelling created many well-known and successful shows. He probably made a fortune in syndication fees.

And compound interest is truly a miraculous thing.

[gamecock43]

Aaron has been a lifelong TV producer, most notably producing beverly hills 90210, Charmed, and another teen show I cant remember.
How did he get 500 million? I have no idea. When we get to numbers like that I cant even think straight to do out the math.

[gamecock43]

Melrose place. That was the other show. And this is a fun spin off from Suze Ormon btw. LOL

[justme8]

Charlton Heston was big back when he got BEST ACTOR in 1959. Didnt' he do Planet of the Apes and all those 3 or 4 movies after that? He had to be getting tons of residuals and for over years -- it's been 47 years since 1959.

[asmom]

Aaron has been a lifelong TV producer, most notably producing beverly hills 90210, Charmed, and another teen show I cant remember.
How did he get 500 million? I have no idea. When we get to numbers like that I cant even think straight to do out the math.

Most notably 90210 and Charmed? LOL.....if those were his most notable shows then he would likely NOT have 500 million. Love Boat, Charlie's Angels, Starksky and Hutch, Dynasty, and Melrose Place were probably the ones that put him over the top.

[justme8]

Just for the record --- in case I win Megamillions -- Suze helped me know that Municipal Bonds would be an easy way to go ... getting tax free interest and not being subject to the stock market swings.

[gamecock43]

Love Boat, Charlie's Angels, Starksky and Hutch, Dynasty,


I had no idea. Now I'm showing my age. LOL

[disneysteve]

Just for the record --- in case I win Megamillions -- Suze helped me know that Municipal Bonds would be an easy way to go ... getting tax free interest and not being subject to the stock market swings.

True. That was a good tip, not that most of us will ever need it. Once you are talking about more money than you could ever hope to spend, growth becomes unimportant. Preserving capital and generating income is all you need.

[moneybags]

There is no money education out there. School children would benefit from learning how to follow stocks, learning how to budget, calculate tax, interest, and mortgages.

My 5th grader just had a unit on stock in his math class. They had $50,000 to buy stocks, followed them for a few months, could sell if they wanted, etc. At the end of the unit, they figured their gains or losses. My 8th grader is just finishing a unit on budgeting - given a career, salary, expenses, etc. They have had other similar teachings throughout the years at their school.

[gamecock43]

Wow, thats great. Really great. I hope it is a trend in all schools.

[justme8]

Knowing stocks is great, but more important than that is knowing basic math skills that enable you to know: --- did you receive the right change at the store, how to fill out a tax return, how to balance a checkbook, etc. In some public schools, a test is given in middle school and no one can graduate from high school w/o passing it.

There are still people working cash registers that when the power goes out (at the store) and they have a calculator (and are allowed to continue) are simply unable to add up a couple items, figure the tax, and take in money and make change. I've seen it happen in stores that lost power.

We sure need basic finances as a requirement in all schools.

[Jazzmint98]

DD and I often watch the Suze Orman show together. We look forward to the "Can I Afford It?" segment. DD is 15 and has a job at a local restaurant. I constantly am trying to teach her about personal finance. This show is a good supplemental tool because by listening to Suze she often has questions about discussions from the callers, that she otherwise may not have thought to ask me.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Anybody have a flyswatter?

[LuxLiving]

I do Joan, it's that little red triangle in the bar between posts. I've used it already, but evidently no moderators are on duty at this moment.