As Mark Ford says in his essay today, “Making money is addictive.” Fortunately, he’s also going to show you a very safe, yet lucrative way of building wealth. In fact, your first deal requires just ten hours. Craig Ballantyne “A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise [...]
By lesa | Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Many marketers proclaim that “free” is the most powerful word in advertising. And adding a ‘freebie’ to any offer almost guarantees an increase in response. Today, guest author Mark Tier explains how the word ‘free’ can be a powerful motivator for you and I to take action. Craig Ballantyne “Giving others what they want really is what [...]
By lesa | Tue, Jan 10, 2012
My business partner, ETR Publisher Matt Smith, has taught me the importance of identifying and tracking critical numbers in your business. The same advice holds true for our personal money management. Today, Mark Ford shows you the three essential numbers for your finances that you must know. Craig Ballantyne “Never spend your money before you have earned [...]
By lesa | Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Coming from a background of little money has its advantages. My parents taught me how to save and invest my money and to avoid debt. Today, guest author Mark Ford shows you what to do if you have debt, and how you can turn your finances around. Craig Ballantyne “As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of [...]
By lesa | Fri, Sep 30, 2011
As a subscriber to literally dozens of offline and online newsletters and magazines, there are few that get my full attention. Even fewer still get my anticipation for the next issue. One of the few that does, and one that I read from start to finish almost as soon as it arrives is the Palm Beach [...]
By Daniel Levis | Mon, Jun 27, 2011
In the investing world, we talk about bubbles. A bubble happens when stocks in a particular sector are over-hyped, and greed starts driving the market. In a stock market bubble, investors stop thinking about what they’re buying and start looking around them to see who else is buying it. Joe Investor sees a sizable group of other [...]
By Christian Hill | Tue, Apr 12, 2011
In 2008, Exxon Mobil set a quarterly record for US companies. They made $15 billion in profits when oil prices were above $100/barrel. With oil prices still lingering above $100/barrel, they (and the rest of the oil majors) may not set a new record but they will still make obscene profits. And there’s another reason [...]
By Christian Hill | Mon, Apr 11, 2011
Two years ago this month, the world was gripped by fear. A global pandemic had emerged. And no one was ready for it. It was the H1N1 virus – swine flu. Fortunately our worst nightmare never came true. While the strain killed an estimated 18,000 people worldwide, it accounted for fewer than 5% of flu-related deaths that [...]
By Andrew Gordon | Thu, Apr 7, 2011
Disasters have a way of creating big investment opportunities in their wake. It happened last April after the massive Gulf oil spill. And now it’s happening again in Japan. Following the Macondo Gulf blowout in 2010, the main concern was how to make the production of offshore oil less dangerous. I knew this would mean big profits [...]
By Christian Hill | Fri, Apr 1, 2011
Don’t even try to guess what the next big winner will be in the health care sector. Nobody knows which pharmaceutical company will come up with a blockbuster drug. Or which insurance company will benefit most from the new health care bill. But you can make big profits by betting on just one thing: that the [...]
By lesa | Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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