May 2012

The Sexy World of Private Equity…Capitalist Exploits! (Part 1)

May 30, 2012
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Over the long weekend I had the extreme good fortune to talk with two of my favorite people (and extremely savvy smart money investors) — Chris Tell and Mark Wallace from CapitalistExploits. Mark and Chris are the “real deal” — they are full-time sophisticated investors who travel the world looking for new deals (while living off the [...]

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Happy Friday! Kung Fu Girl Interview

May 25, 2012
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Hello, and a warm welcome to our new subscribers! It’s so nice to have you as part of our Kung Fu Finance community! It’s a holiday weekend here in the States — the Kung Fu Kids are home from school today and Monday so I will be back in your inbox next Wednesday and will [...]

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The #1 Predictor of Your Future Wealth

May 23, 2012
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(No, it’s not a robot, although that would be really cool!) This past weekend the Kung Fu Family went to an awesome event here in the Bay Area called the Maker Faire (they now have them nationwide, so check the website if you’d like to attend one in your local area—I highly recommend it!). The [...]

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Harry Dent – What Drives the Economy is…Sex?

May 22, 2012
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(And urbanization, hence “Sex and the City”, but more on that in a moment!) One of the most…interesting presentations at the Casey Conference was Harry Dent. Harry is the founder and president of the H.S. Dent Foundation and is a strong believer in using demographics to predict consumer behavior and to forecast economic trends. He [...]

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KFG on How to Get to the Other Side

May 18, 2012
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The Casey Conference was amazing, and if you haven’t already I highly recommend you getting the audio CD’s and giving these experts a listen (that is not an affiliate link—I don’t make any money by recommending this to you, but it was really, really informative and you won’t be sorry!). For the past week or so [...]

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Jim Rickards – Currency Wars

May 16, 2012
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I had the honor of sitting next to Jim Rickards throughout the second day of the conference and I thoroughly enjoyed his company. He is a very nice and extremely smart gentleman (and as I mentioned last week he gets extra bonus points for treating me like a respected fellow investor and not simply “someone’s [...]

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Gordon Chang – China Boom or Bust?

May 14, 2012
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Hello! I hope you had a fabulous weekend and remembered to call your mama on Sunday.   Today I have more for you from the Casey Conference, where we continue our international travels, moving now from Europe over eastward to China. Gordon Chang, columnist for Forbes.com, gave an impassioned talk on China’s faltering economy but [...]

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QnA Friday: Intrinsic Value, Options Education, John Mauldin, and more

May 11, 2012
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Happy Friday! I hope you have an outstanding weekend (and don’t forget to call your Mama on Mother’s Day!).   I’m going to jump right into this week’s questions… First, Kelly asks: Hi Susan, I’m a newbie that discovered you by way of Craig Ballantyne’s Internet Independence daily e-mails, and am really glad I did. [...]

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Kung Fu Girl Interviewed by Your Money Mogul

May 9, 2012
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I’m taking a quick break today from Casey Conference reporting to go “back to my roots” (although I will return to that soon, including sharing with you my take on how best to “get to the other side“!). A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Andrew Dumais of Your Money Mogul fame, and he graciously [...]

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John Mauldin on The End of the World as We Know It

May 7, 2012
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I hope you had a wonderful weekend! This weekend the Kung Fu Family got our international groove on by participating in an annual tradition in downtown Palo Alto, the May Fête Parade. This is a children’s parade where the kids can bicycle or scooter down the illustrious University Avenue in support of their school or [...]

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Casey Conference: Michael Lewitt on the End of Europe

May 4, 2012
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Whenever I think of Europe, one of the first images that comes to mind is the hilarious scene from National Lampoon’s European Vacation (you know the one, where Chevy Chase helplessly drives around and around the famous London traffic circle, unable to exit, endlessly exclaiming to the kids, “Look kids! Big Ben! Parliament! Look kids! [...]

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Casey Conference: Porter Stansberry Predicts $40 Oil

May 2, 2012
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Greetings from my nice warm house (thank you central heating!) where I am writing you on my MacBook Pro laptop, both of which are here at least in part because of the power of today’s topic: oil and gas. Today’s topic is a perfect example of the necessity for both yin and yang in your [...]

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