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Weekly Wisdom: Creative Wealth Creation

January 10th, 2010
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Cool photo from Photos8 @ Flickr

There are more ways to make, save, and spend money now than ever.

Starting a business is easier. Budgeting your money is easier. And spending money is easier–that means YOU Amazon!

The web and mobile communication have blossomed into money-making and money-saving (and money wasting) machines. We can also use technology and the web to find out about how to make money creatively.

In this edition of Weekly Wisdom, we’ll take a spin around the web to find posts and articles that will help us make money and generate wealth creatively.

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Connecting with Favorite Authors through the Internet

January 9th, 2010

Last week, I sent a quick New Year’s note to three of my favorite authors, Tim Sanders (Love is the Killer App),  Dan Pink (Johnny Bunko),  and Leonard Mlodinow (The Drunkard’s Walk). And guess what? Within an hour, all three had responded. How awesome is that!

So, that really got me thinking. The Internet has made two way communication not only possible  but fast. In the olden days, people would send letters by mail written by hand or computer. I think the vast majority of authors did not have the time or energy to respond to nearly all of this mail.

But times have changed. Now it is quick, easy and free. So authors can quickly and easily have two way communication with their audience.

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Accelerating Technology: Chrome Outfoxes Firefox

November 28th, 2009

After hearing quite a bit about Google’s browser Chrome, I became curious. Is it really better than Firefox? It seems that old habits die hard, and it is pretty easy to fall into using the same browser. Finally, my curosity won out, and I downloaded and installed Chrome yesterday.

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It was the first time in long time I got excited about a new software. It was unbelievable. Super fast. Intuitive. And, it worked. I went to a variety of flash and Java sites, as well as Facebook. It worked flawlessly and quickly.

Buy why is Chrome better than Firefox?

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Thanks for Another Great Month: September

October 10th, 2009

September was another record setting month for the blog. We are very happy that you enjoy reading it! There were 61,227 visitors and 114,361 page views.

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The top posts for September were:

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Powerful Lessons from Mafia Wars

September 26th, 2009

Recently (I know, I must be the only one who was not playing!) I discovered the phenomenon of Mafia Wars. I call it a phenomenon for two reasons:

  1. The game (and games like it) are a paradigm-shifter for online games.
  2. We can learn so much from them.

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Why is this game so powerful? Why is it a paradigm-shifter?

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Preparing For The Killer Investment App: Automated Trading

September 2nd, 2009
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If we created a time line of Automated Trading and compared it to a similar time line of, let’s say, internet technology, it’s a good guess that we’re probably in the late 1990s.

The technology is almost there. The ideas are peculating. And the early adopters are already in the pool.

Problems arise in the adoption and distribution of the technology. In the early days of the Internet, only a few people with dial-up access could go online and few saw the ultimate value of the Internet. It wasn’t until a few “killer apps” (like e-mail) arose that more chose to adopt online technology and reached its current stage of mass distribution.

Automated Trading is demonstrating a similar trajectory.

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The Changing TV Technology and Advancing Capitalism

July 24th, 2009

It has been theorized that the TV, computer, DVR and internet will converge into one unit. The question is, how will it all work out? This fascinating analysis about Hulu online video service shows how popular the service has become.

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I guess that’s part of the interaction between capitalism and technology. Each company does its best to exploit technology, gain market share, develop new and revolutionary products, and ultimately maximize profit. It may not be a perfect system, but it is the best we have, and seems to work pretty well.

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The Technology Advance: Reading our Thoughts

July 22nd, 2009

Once thought impossible, it is becoming commonplace to find technology that literally reads our thoughts. Here’s a toy that reads our brainwaves and responds by levitating a ball. Sounds like fun, huh?

This “toy” teaches us so much about our changing world and the future.

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Automated Trading and other Revolutions

July 7th, 2009

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Most people are just starting to find out about the Automated Trading revolution. But, they are aware of other revolutions that have radically changed the world in the last few years:

  • The Internet
  • Online stock trading
  • Email
  • Blogs
  • Youtube
  • Twitter
  • Skype

These technological advances have completely changed how we do so many things in our lives. Need to connect with someone? We use Skype or email. Need to connect with a lot of people? We use Twitter and a blog. Need to buy stock? We use an online stock broker.

Yet the investing industry has changed little outside of the use of online stock brokers such as TD Ameritrade. Since the Internet is a powerful empowering technology, it has given people the tools to choose and analyze which stocks that they invest in. And to decide for themselves when to buy and when to sell.

Outside of the individual stock trading area, many things are still the same. People buy mutual funds and index funds in their 401K or IRA. They take advice from financial advisors. And they don’t follow their retirement accounts closely or actively manage them.

We believe that the Automated Trading revolution will change all that. As people learn about the benefits of Automated Trading, they will start to use these systems and stop using the old investment strategies. Automated Trading allows people to benefit from high returns with less risk. And, it puts them in control of their money. Besides that, fees can be less than for traditional advisors or even traditional online brokerages.

The real benefit of Automated Trading systems is that they actually create value for their users. Virtually all mutual funds underperform the market over the long term. Index funds return 8% annually over the long term, which is not significantly more than inflation. Automated Trading systems are different. They use technical analysis to trade using a defined system. This creates consistency, removes human emotion, and creates the opportunity to have good returns.

Many of the above mentioned revolutions have made the Automated Trading revolution possible. Faster computers allow us to use artificial intelligence to create powerful systems. The Internet and online brokers make it possible to place trades quickly and efficiently. And blogs make the knowledge about Automated Trading systems available to everyone.

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Financial Lessons from Michael Jackson

June 29th, 2009

The news and television has been dominated by Michael Jackson’s death. Yet there is one aspect of his life that is really fascinating: the way he managed his finances.

How is it possible for the number 4 highest selling artist (over 800 million records) in the history of music to be $400 million in debt?

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I suppose it’s pretty simple. If you can spend more money than you make, then anyone can do it. Apparently he was making $20 million per year, and spending $30 million. Add a bunch of lawsuits and your own 2,800 acre amusement park, and it’s possible to get to a debt of $400 million.

So what?

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