Who will bail YOU out?

There is an interesting article on MSN Money: The 5 biggest lies on Wall Street.

The article basically debunks common myths of investing-- the ultimate authority of the free market, getting advice from talking-heads, etc.

To me, what the article is really about is that the only person responsible for your finances is YOU. No one else knows you and your family and your finances like you do.

You can listen and read and follow all the advice you want, but what it comes down to is that no one else is responsible for the decisions you make and no one else faces the consequences of those decisions.

If we hadn't already learned that lesson, now is the time!

Don't take ANY advice on blind faith, don't sign your name to anything you don't understand, and don't turn over control of your money and your future to the government or anyone else!