April 2012

Casey Conference: Rick Rule on the Junior Resource Sector

April 30, 2012
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Hello! I am back with more from the Casey Conference… Honestly, I could write about this for weeks and still not cover everything—it was a terrific conference and I had a great time visiting with friends old and new. If you couldn’t make this one on the East Coast, you’re in luck…I believe the next Casey [...]

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Casey Conference Day 1: Live From Florida

April 27, 2012
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Greetings from sunny Florida, where I have just spent the first day soaking up all of the information I can handle regarding what the experts believe about the state of our economy and so-called “recovery”. The title of the conference is aptly named “Recovery Reality Check”, and it’s safe to say that exactly ZERO of [...]

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Guest Post: Smart Money Strategy – Rental Real Estate

April 25, 2012
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I have to admit I am excited today. Tomorrow I leave for the latest Casey Conference in Florida, held at the beautiful Hyatt Bonaventure Resort. Far more exciting than the locale, however, is the speaker lineup: Doug Casey (obviously) Bud Conrad Rick Rule Porter Stansberry Michael Lewitt John Mauldin Gordon Chang Jim Rickards Harry Dent [...]

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How To Be a Daring, Contrarian Investor

April 23, 2012
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[Kung Fu Girl Note: This article differs slightly from the one I wrote for Early to Rise last week, and includes my top three ideas for how to be a more daring, contrarian investor...I hope you enjoy it!] “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children [...]

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QnA Friday: How to Build Wealth, Kung Fu Swap Meet, Australia

April 20, 2012
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It’s Aloha Friday…no work-a ‘til Monday… Unless, of course, you are Kung Fu Girl who has (once again) something really embarrassing to admit and therefore something sort of like “work” to do this weekend… We, the Kung Fu Family, have WAY. TOO. MUCH. STUFF. It’s true…yes, I, Kung Fu Girl, who goes on and on [...]

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Part II of My Interview with Capitalist Exploits

April 18, 2012
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Greetings! (Whenever I say that it is difficult not to add “Earthlings” or “Humans” after…I read/watch way too much Sci-Fi!) Today I bring you part 2 of my interview with Mark Wallace from Capitalist Exploits, where I reveal: What I think about “contrarian” investing Which investments I am currently investigating How much of my net [...]

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Kung Fu Girl Interviewed By Capitalist Exploits

April 17, 2012
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Happy Tax Day! (Or not… I don’t know about you, but our taxes were a royal pain this year!) But, if you would like a little consolation, you can read the first part of a recent conversation I had with Mark Wallace of Capitalist Exploits! (Believe me, after reading about all of my ridiculous mistakes [...]

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Confessions of a Newsletter Junkie

April 16, 2012
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This is really embarrassing. I have an addiction. Like a serious, deadly (at least to my wallet) addiction. This weekend, while reviewing our taxes and our annual finances, I discovered that in the last calendar year alone I subscribed to no fewer than… (drumroll, please…) 14 different financial newsletter publications! (And that doesn’t take into [...]

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Spooky QnA Friday: YogiPlay, Robert Kiyosaki Live, Women and Money

April 13, 2012
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TGI-Spooky-F! I’m writing you today from my good friend Cedric’s offices in Menlo Park (it’s nice to get out of the house and work from a real office every once in a while!). He and his wife Michal have started a new company called YogiPlay (“Confident Parenting on Your Mobile Device”) and have just raised [...]

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Green Day and Your Investment Strategy

April 11, 2012
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What do medicine, rock music, energy, schools, and vehicles all have in common? (Insert your favorite quiz show theme song here…) YES, that is correct! They all have a growing (and in some cases, quite popular) sub-category called…ALTERNATIVE. And I am happy to tell you that you can add our awesome “investing” category to that [...]

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What Do You Mean, Life Isn’t Fair?

April 9, 2012
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“What do you mean, ‘it’s not going to be fair’, Mom?” my eldest daughter asked. This weekend we hosted an Easter egg hunt and champagne brunch for several of our close friends and their children. My eldest Kung Fu Kid was so excited to have her friends come over, and yet she was very caught [...]

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QnA Friday: New Yorker, Gold Standards, My Favorite Silver Dealer

April 6, 2012
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Happy Friday! I am home sweet home from my travels for a bit and excited to resume my writing to you! I love featuring guest posts from time to time because I love the extra dimension and added perspective they bring to our community (and I hope you do, too!) but I really miss writing [...]

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Guest Post: The Wizard of Oz and Your Money…Is a Return to a Gold Standard Really Best? (Part 2)

April 4, 2012
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Greetings! We left off on Monday with our discussion of gold-backed money versus non-gold-backed money, determining whether or not it is important to have our money supply backed by some form of “sound” or “true” or “real” money such as gold or silver or whiskey (or Tide detergent? Read today’s article to find out more [...]

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Guest Post: Is a Return to a Gold Standard Really Best? (Part 1)

April 2, 2012
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Hello and Happy April! I cannot believe it is Springtime already! It is beautiful here in Palo Alto and the Kung Fu Kids are so excited for the Easter Bunny’s arrival this weekend. I hope you are enjoying the Springtime (or Autumn, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere…we have quite a global audience here at [...]

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