March 2012

QnA Friday: Reader Insights

March 30, 2012
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Hello Grasshopper, and Happy Friday! Thank you so much for reading and contributing to Kung Fu Finance. Today I’m going to do something a little different with our “QnA Friday”, because I really want to share with you some of the amazing and insightful comments I’ve received over the last two weeks because you took [...]

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Smart Money, Yield Curves and Viagra…?

March 28, 2012
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(Wow, the spam filters are going to have a field day with this one!) We left off on our juicy interest rate discussion (c’mon…you know you love to read about scintillating, fascinating, yummy-delicious interest rates…gets the blood pumping!) with some bond basics: yield, price, and coupon value, and why 10-year notes are the “new” benchmark [...]

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The Most Interesting Investors In the World Watch THIS

March 26, 2012
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On Friday I began discussing some key interest rates with you but barely scratched the surface. To be honest, I was writing you from the gorgeous La Estancia de Cafayate Golf Clubhouse and enjoying multiple welcome interruptions and conversations from new friends (and multiple glasses of the delicious local Torrontes wine), making it somewhat difficult [...]

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QnA Friday: Live from Cafayate, Argentina

March 23, 2012
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Hola! I’m writing you today from gorgeous Cafayate, Argentina, where I have just spent a week enjoying the beauty of La Estancia de Cafayate, the warmth of the Argentine gente, the graciousness of Doug Casey and David Galland, and the wonderful company of our fellow La Estancia de Cafayate homeowners…some of the most productive, fascinating, [...]

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Doug Casey on the Global Economy

March 21, 2012
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I’m writing you today from stunningly beautiful Cafayate, Argentina, where I have been enjoying the gorgeous scenery, the delicious local Torrontes and Malbec wines, and the company of some of the most interesting people in the world. Yesterday we attended a small informal talk where Doug Casey shared with us his views on where we [...]

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How to Become a Master Investor in 5 Quick and Easy Steps

March 19, 2012
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(Ha! If only it were that easy…) I hope I didn’t offend you with the title to this article. If you’ve been reading for any length of time at all you know by now that I believe “quick and easy” to be the absolute antithesis of “mastery”. And yet, everyone wants “quick and easy” (yes, [...]

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QnA Friday: What Do I Personally Invest In?

March 16, 2012
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Happy Friday! Wow, what a week! Between Greg Smith’s scathing resignation letter from Goldman Sachs publicly posted in the New York Times to Apple stock hitting $600 to Fender Musical (yes, the guitar-maker) filing for IPO…it’s been quite a week! I’m going to jump right into this week’s questions and let you get on with [...]

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How to Dramatically Increase Your Luck

March 14, 2012
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With St. Patty’s Day looming on Saturday and my two little girls asking me daily about leprechauns and rainbows and mystical pots of gold, I have “luck” on my mind this week! Specifically, what exactly is luck, and is there anything you can do to become “luckier”? (Happy news spoiler alert: YES, there is!) luck [...]

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I Want It NOW! (Adventures in Forex)

March 12, 2012
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“You Could Have Turned A Simple $10,000 Investment, Into $251,000 Over The Past 48 Months…” So reads a recent investment opportunity in managed Forex… Sounds pretty good, right? Who wouldn’t want to turn $10,000 into $250,000 in 2 years? I know I sure would! And the truth is, you can achieve these results in Forex [...]

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QnA Friday: Commitment of Traders, Birth of Kung Fu Finance, and more

March 9, 2012
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Happy Friday! I am back from my travels and ready to get back to some more hardcore Kung Fu Finance love…thank you for your patience! Great questions this week, from how to review the Commitment of Traders report to what is the purpose of kung fu in China to why did I choose the name [...]

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Guest Post: Your Kung Fu Emergency Plan

March 7, 2012
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For the past four days the power has been out at Kung Fu Grandma’s house in Northern Michigan. A winter storm knocked down some critical power lines, and temperatures have been 0 degrees for four days in a row, causing much hardship and stress among all of our neighbors. Our house (my childhood home) uses [...]

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The Lure and Magic of Passive Income (and how to GET it!)

March 5, 2012
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Imagine this: you’re sipping cocktails on the beach on a tropical island while dozens of gorgeous, scantily-clad women or men (take your pick…) fan your body with exotic rattan fans, feed you peeled grapes, and take care of your every whim. Luxury surrounds you… Meanwhile, your bank account is quietly expanding, day after day, through [...]

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QnA Friday: Live from Washington, D.C.

March 2, 2012
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Happy Friday from Washington, D.C.! I am here at Yanik Silver’s “Underground 8″ Internet conference learning a ton and meeting a lot of great people. I hope you are having a terrific week and that your March is off to a great start! My post on “Til Debt Do Us Part” this week struck a [...]

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