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Inconceivable And Yet
“The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” – Gordon Gecko, Wall Street That wasn’t what the movie was championing, but it is probably the most quoted line. Dealing with the modern … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Dream. Invest. Live., expense, income, invest, Monopoly, Rollerball, Superman, The Princess Bride, Wall Street, Wealth Inequality
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Society Accidentally Diversifies
Us versus Them. That’s a familiar theme; yet we know there are grey areas between the two. Finance is the same. There are “The Big Institutions” and “the rest of Us.” Alternative economies try to make clear distinctions, but if … Continue reading
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Tagged AirBnB, banks, BerkShares, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, economy, finance, investing, Kiva, LendingClub, Lyft, MazaCoin, microloans, occupy, peer lending, peer-to-peer, personal finance, sharing economy, stocks, Wall Street
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Spring Is Coming
The northern hemisphere is in the tail end of winter and amidst the anticipation of spring. Friends around the US are done shoveling snow and are watching bulbs poke through. Around my house the rain will be warmer, but up … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Darwin, Decisive Decade, Dismal Decade, downsizing, farmers market, Franklin, Ghandhi, GSEC, Jon Stewart, Middle East, Obama, Wall Street, Wisconsin
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Ignore The News
Lindsay Lohan. That’s already too many syllables devoted to that topic. Recently I got rid of my satellite service. No dish. No cable contract. No rabbit ears. All the news I get is from friends and from the stream. I … Continue reading