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Archive for November, 2007

The Weakening Dollar - I

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 Posted in Currency, Global Economy | 2 Comments »

There's been a lot of talk regardimg the weakening US dollar and its effect on your wealth. Many people believe it can't last and the dollar will rebound. Others think ... Read more..

Humor & Kung Fu Fighting

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 Posted in Humor | 2 Comments »

Two of my favorite things: Humor & Kung Fu. Its great to not have a job! Here's some humor from a British Indian. Here's some unbelivable Kung Fu fighting starring Muay Thai fighter ... Read more..

A Celebration Of Consumerism

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 Posted in Rants, personal finance | 5 Comments »

Once again, Thanksgiving is upon us. A day of gluttony, friends and family. And even better is the fact that its followed by Black Friday, named because its the ... Read more..

The 35th Carnival Of Money Stories

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 Posted in Education, personal finance | 5 Comments »

Welcome to the 35th edition of the Carnival of Money Stories. This edition is pretty big with 50 entries, so pour yourself an extra-large cup of hot cocoa and sit ... Read more..

Time To Invest In Milk?

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 Posted in Global Economy, Investing | 1 Comment »

Here's an interesting snippet from the International Herald Tribune about why milk prices have doubled in the past 2 years. Driven by a combination of climate change, trade policies and competition ... Read more..

Is The US’s Economic Strength On A Permanent Decline?

Sunday, November 18th, 2007 Posted in Economy | 4 Comments »

Jim Rogers thinks the US has lost its title as the world's economic engine. He thinks the subprime mess will last for years, Bernanke doesn't know anything about the economy ... Read more..

Quick, Hide Your Ron Paul Dollars!

Saturday, November 17th, 2007 Posted in Currency | 1 Comment »

The offices of Liberty Dollar were raided by the FBI yesterday. Apparently they didn't like the fact that they were selling Silver Ron Paul Dollars! I don't understand how anyone ... Read more..

Still Haven’t Bought Any Gold?

Friday, November 16th, 2007 Posted in Currency, Economy | 1 Comment »

Legendary investor, Jim Rogers thinks Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke is a complete moron who "doesn't understand how the economy works". He's selling all his possessions in the US, exchanging all ... Read more..

AdultVest: Investing in Porn

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in alternate investments | 5 Comments »

A little less than a year ago, I invested in a technology company that provides the back-end framework for porn companies. I invested via a company called AdultVest, which brings ... Read more..

Ben Stein Long On Financials

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 Posted in Foreign Stocks, Investing | 3 Comments »

I was in Los Angeles for the past several days. While spending several hours parked on the 405 freeway I heard Ben Stein on the radio. He thinks financial stocks ... Read more..

Why Low Interest Rates Are Bad For You

Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in Currency, Inflation, Real Estate | 5 Comments »

Check out this excellent, excellent video where Ron Paul rips Bernanke a new one. He explains why lowering the interest rates is screwing the US citizens. Low rates leads to ... Read more..

Is It Time To Short General Motors?

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Stocks | No Comments »

General Motors (GM) announced a $39 Billion loss last week. Considering that its Market Cap is around $18 Billion, that's a  loss that is twice the value of the entire ... Read more..

A Better Way To Earn Money From Parked Domains

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 Posted in Earn Money Online, Passive Income | 13 Comments »

Until recently, domainers used to park domains with nothing but ads on them. They tried to get traffic from mis-spelt URLs or people who'd directly type a URL in the ... Read more..

Loonie Hits $1.09

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 Posted in Canroys, Currency | No Comments »

While I've been screaming about Australian Dollar parity, the Canadian Loonie has launched a stealth attack against the Almighty Dollar. After achieving parity on the 20th September, it's rallied almost ... Read more..

Even Supermodels Don’t Want To Get Paid in US Dollars!

Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in Currency | 8 Comments »

With Bloomberg reporting today that Gisele Bundchen, the world’s highest-paid supermodel, has refused to accept payment in U.S. dollars, the dollar's downtrend is receiving more negative publicity. Giselle joins the ranks ... Read more..

Jim Rogers Short On US Financials

Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in Investing, Stocks | 3 Comments »

Jim Rogers doesn't have any faith in the US financial companies. According to Bloomberg: Jim Rogers, co-founder of the Quantum Hedge Fund with billionaire George Soros, boosted his bets against U.S. ... Read more..

Are 50% Discounts Becoming Common In Florida?

Sunday, November 4th, 2007 Posted in Real Estate, housing bubble | 3 Comments »

Looks like the housing market is bad in more than just Miami. I just got this email from a real estate agent based in Florida regarding a Short Sale. We ... Read more..

Is Your Money Market Safe?

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 Posted in Savings, personal finance | 7 Comments »

Did you know that you Money Market Account could have sub-prime mortgage exposure and thus you could your principle? Did you know that they are also not FDIC insured? Its ... Read more..

Ron Paul on Jay Leno

Friday, November 2nd, 2007 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Here's a really good video of Ron Paul on Jay Leno. Did you know Ron Paul was a flight surgeon in the Armed Forces and entered politics because he became ... Read more..

How To Get Free Music

Friday, November 2nd, 2007 Posted in personal finance | No Comments »

Slacker Offers free streaming music to your desktop or hand-held slacker device. Quite a large of music and no annoying ads interspersed between tracks unlike Yahoo!'s Launch player. You can also ... Read more..