I've often wondered the best way to buy liabilities like homes or cars. Most people usually get loans for either of these. But is this smart? Conventional wisdom will say to just buy it... more »
Today the Dow Jones closed at 11,383. Gold closed at 1666. The ratio is now 6.83:1. Less than 7 ounces of gold can now buy a share in the Dow Jones. more »
In a world where stupidity and darkness reign it is comforting to know that I can still find solace in the fact that I can make money off of other's stupidity. And I don't mean this in a gre... more »
There is a common misconception among many people between things that they own and things that they do not. We always hear about people buying new homes, buying new cars and on and on. We he... more »
The rich are always ahead of the poor and middle class. The rich aren't fooled and they make the rules.
The rich are not fooled by the college bubble. They've moved on. College is no long... more »
Here is a little tip for most designers and artists out there: people do not notice the details, at least most people that is.
When I first started out building websites my favorite part ... more »
In my daily course of business I have recently come to the realization that sometimes value is too high for people. What do I mean by that? What I mean is that sometimes people don't want va... more »
I'm sick of hearing people complaining about the media. "The media is controlled", "The liberal media", "Fox News sucks", and on and on. People bash the media as if it owes them something, a... more »
These days it's cool to be a student. Almost everyone between the ages 18 and 30 is or has been a student. It doesn't matter if you know what you're good at or what you want to do with... more »
Perhaps this is somewhat a more sophisticated economic topic, but I feel it is well overdue. Because people are so used to being an employee and having somebody else provide a job for them i... more »
People seem to believe that college and education are somehow tied together, as if you can not have one without the other. This couldn't be further from the truth. College does not lead to e... more »
First off, I am a technical person. I like computers, I like technology and I like scientific stuff. However, one must realize there are certain traps that the more technical of people need ... more »
When most people think about competing against a big corporation they usually get scared and think they have not a chance for such an undertaking. The sad reality is, most big corporations a... more »
When did charity become a corporate business? Why is it that charities have to go around advertising on huge television networks? I watch TV maybe an hour a month and every time I watch it I... more »
Most people think that there is only 1 economy and that it is cyclical. They think that it is natural and normal for the market to go in cycles and that inflation is a result of a cyclical e... more »
I really don't like public companies much at all. For the most part their main operations are built around money rather than value. This small difference makes a huge difference in the long ... more »
I think it's getting worse and worse these days. Most people never actually offer their own value that much. They usually just pass on somebody else's value for a commission. Seriously, ever... more »
Everyday I see people getting screwed by and pissed at other businesses and clients because they are setting up the wrong types of relationships with them. There can be many reasons on why t... more »
A few months back I wrote a post about how technology scales a reality and I wanted to expand on that. With the advent of the information age it is becoming more and more clear that this is ... more »