From Steadfast Finances
April 18, 2011 at 10:44 am
One of the better pieces I’ve seen on CNN since, well, the first Gulf War coverage.
Goldman Sachs was the number one private campaign contributor to Barack Obama’s ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
April 4, 2011 at 9:41 am
A few of us knew the double dip in real estate was a no brainer, but what I didn’t expect, and for some inexplicable reason no one from the financial establishments is facing ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 25, 2011 at 10:12 am
Many years ago, John Madden once gave a memorable quote about the necessity for speed at the skill positions in the NFL:
Speed: can’t teach it, can’t coach it, better ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 23, 2011 at 3:28 pm
It’s ironic that regardless of all the hype around “green shoots” and hopium filled speeches to inspire investor confidence that real estate — when left ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 21, 2011 at 10:32 am
My secret is out. Scratch that – I doubt I’m the only one who ever figured out this frugal hack on how to turn the tables of your local grocery store’s salad ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 18, 2011 at 10:27 am
Cisco Systems, once touted as the 500lb gorilla of the high flying tech stocks back in the late 90s, showed its age maturity today by going dividend. In the dividend world, 6 ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 16, 2011 at 11:38 am
As a former federal government employee, I know all too well how in demand we were because we knew “the ropes”. Private sector human resources management often drool ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 14, 2011 at 11:56 am
If a growing defense budget is indicative of “protecting your borders”, it would appear Saudi Arabia has had it’s mind set on defending their black gold for ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 11, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Image Credit: Chart of the Day
Being a chartporn aficionado, it’s hard to not to look at such chartporn and wonder if precious metals and real estate markets from the late ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 9, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I’m probably a little biased in this debate having worked as a gene jockey in my undergrad days, but it’s quite disturbing to see the growing number of U.S. farmland ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 7, 2011 at 12:23 pm
When it’s tough to find a job or you’re limited to part time employment, plus up to your eyeballs in student loan debt, it would seem logical that you don”t have ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 4, 2011 at 2:53 pm
If you think 2007 oil bubble highs of $147 per barrel based on “global demand” was bad, just imagine what’s going to happen to oil prices if the stalwart of ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 3, 2011 at 2:55 pm
After posting my Lending Club investment strategy and returns for over a year now, I thought today was as good as any to post a quick summary and track my net annual return volatility.
Summary
Outperforming ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
March 1, 2011 at 1:36 pm
I’ve been considering installing solar panels on my roof for several years now. The number one reason I haven’t is cost, where I fear the upfront cost won’t justify ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 28, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Well said by Michael Lewis on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS…
If you had told me in early 2009 that all these big Wall Street firms would be back even bigger and paying big ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 28, 2011 at 12:52 pm
If you watch one video this week, make it this one from Stanford & Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig.
Highlights:
75% of Americans believe money buys results in Congress.
Only ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 27, 2011 at 11:42 am
Looks like Google is finally beginning to crackdown on the search engine optimization (SEO) experts hellbent on making their client’s content appear more valuable than it ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 27, 2011 at 10:00 am
How awesomely old school is this? An Amish gentleman using his team of horses to pull an 18 wheeler out of a ditch during snowy/icy weather.
Good way to start a Sunday morning ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 26, 2011 at 12:24 pm
What could potentially be the most forward thinking, buy & hold real estate investment of the 21st century:
sell existing waterfront property (especially low sea level property).
buy ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm
Just because you fancy yourself a momentum trader even though you’ve had your E*Trade account for a whole year, it doesn’t mean you should rush out and try to make ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 23, 2011 at 5:20 pm
One has to wonder if Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg thought about the potential to change the world on this magnitude: cause countries to shutdown all Internet access, serve ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 23, 2011 at 2:45 pm
This has to be a brand advertiser’s worst nightmare…
“Be afraid … be very afraid.” AMP Agency, a Boston-based branding firm, has just completed ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 22, 2011 at 1:16 pm
As if we needed more reason question the National Association of Realtor’s financial advice, who profited greatly from the credit bubble and resulting real estate bubble, ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 21, 2011 at 1:52 pm
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
- Thomas Jefferson.
Like all things in life, if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
February 20, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Not quite sure how I feel about a Monopoly game where a computer does all of the financial math for you since my grandfather taught me the basics of financial transactions, and ... (
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