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Wealth Building Strategies for 2010

July 20, 2010

Hello All, There is ton of information out there on wealth building on the web.  Unfortunately most of it isn’t that good. That said, I came across this video while searching the web for tips on building wealth.   Its a half hour show from The Urban Wall Street Project – a program focused on wealth [...]

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Reagan’s Budget Chief on Budget Reforms

February 15, 2010

Following up on our post from PBS News Hour on how Goldman Sachs is leveraging the bailout funds to make money off of taxpayers, we wanted to also share this video from PBS. Hear what Reagan’s former budget chief defends Obama’s budget reforms and pressures congress to be harder on banks. Tell us what your [...]

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Is Taxpayer Money Behind Profits at Goldman Sachs?

February 13, 2010

We wanted to share this short video from PBS NewsHour about how Goldman Sachs has been working the system and milking a profit from tax payers. They essentially are borrowing money from taxpayers, buying federal reserves, and making a hefty profit. If that isn’t corruption then I don’t know what is. Why don’t more people [...]

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January 9, 2010

Check out this video from Wall Street Journal. It just makes me glad that James and I are pretty open with our purchases and I can’t really think of any examples of pissed off purchases. Certainly not to the extent of $800 lizard boots. Check out the video, I think it is worth the four [...]

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Getting A Pet Insurance Policy?

May 7, 2009

Hi All, Some things in life are a necessity, food, water, shelter. Some things are a luxury. One controversial luxury is pet insurance. While it might seem ridiculous, a lot of people own pet insurance. Expenditures on medicine and medical services for pets was 9.3 billion in 2007 (1). At any rate, if you’re in [...]

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Five Things About Taxes And Your Investments

April 29, 2009

Hi All, Kiplinger media produces a much underrated series of videos for fans of personal finance. If you’ve got any mutual funds, you might be interested in this one. Basically the video looks at 5 ways you can minimize taxes when investing (which you can then invest to build wealth!). In a nutshell they are: [...]

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China: Coming Up Fast From Behind

April 27, 2009

Hi All, Just saw this presentation. It outlines some of China’s past economic growth and gives some thoughts on the countries projected future. It makes a compelling case that the middle kingdom is on a trajectory to become a global superpower. China has created incredible wealth in a relatively short period of time. Provided the [...]

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Foreclosed Homes to be Bulldozered

April 21, 2009

Woah, sometimes you read a new story that reaches out and grabs your attention. Well, CNN is reporting a hitherto unexplored aspect of the economic downturn. Evidently the foreclosure situation is so bad in some parts of the US that local municipalities are planning on demolishing homes by the hundreds. In other areas, homeowners who [...]

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Buying Vs. Leasing A Car

April 17, 2009

For most Americans, modern life necessitates a high degree of mobility. Unless you live in a part of the country with great public transport, you probably need an automobile. So, for all you personal finance geeks out there, you might be wondering if its cheaper to buy a car or just lease it. Well, the [...]

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"I Pay My Taxes" by the Tax Boyz

April 11, 2009

Hi All, You’re probably getting inundated with tax related posts this week, but here is an amusing homemade rap video by the Tax Boyz. Its good for a chuckle – but its not quite safe for work and you might want to keep your kids away due to some of its mild adult themes. Hat [...]

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