August 2012

QnA Friday: Gold, Investor Psychology, When to Sell, Fear

August 31, 2012
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Happy long weekend grasshopper! I’ll make my intro short and sweet for once, as here in the U.S. we are embarking on a three-day holiday weekend and I don’t want to come between you and your BBQ fun! Let’s jump right in… First, Maile asks, Last week (July 23 – 27), I purchased more gold [...]

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Holy Smokes Batman, $16 TRILLION?

August 29, 2012
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One of the biggest promises I made to you when starting Kung Fu Finance was to tackle the job of demystifying finance for you, to the best of my ability. For an industry that prides itself on words like “credit default swaps”, “derivatives”, “inverse yield curves”, “gold-to-silver ratio”, “diminishing returns”, “ROI”, “Capex”, “P/E ratio”, “beta”, [...]

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Live from SF, It’s Saturday Night!

August 25, 2012
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Wow, what a week! If you are wondering why this week’s QnA is coming to you on Saturday, rather than the usual Friday…it’s because I had a week like this one: (This. Week. Is. Insane.) But happily in a really, really good way! It’s transition week here at Kung Fu Finance central—the Kung Fu Kids [...]

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Adventures in Income…Peer-to-Peer Investing

August 22, 2012
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Hello dear grasshopper! Wouldn’t it be nice if someone were to just reach their arm right out of your computer and drop a nice bag of gold coins on your lap? And nicer yet if they did so on a monthly basis, each and every month handing you more and more bits of silver or [...]

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QnA Friday: Kung Fu Superstar

August 17, 2012
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It is great to be back home for a few weeks before my next adventure (that would be the upcoming Casey Conference in lovely Carlsbad, CA… I hope to see you there!).   You may have noticed a change in my posting schedule recently…I used to post faithfully every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and then [...]

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

August 15, 2012
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Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their latest batch of lies, excuse me, statistics, stating that the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in July on a seasonally adjusted basis and over the last 12 months, the index increased only 1.4% before seasonal adjustment. (Here is a link to the [...]

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Welcome to the Hotel California

August 10, 2012
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Happy Friday! I’ve spent much of my day today sorting out the next two weeks of my life…stay in Michigan, or head back to California? Originally we had planned to stay here in Michigan until the very end of August, but home is calling, I have much to do for you here at Kung Fu [...]

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Talking Tech with Alex Daley

August 8, 2012
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I’m writing you today from gorgeous Stowe, Vermont. What on earth am I doing in Vermont? Well…that’s a bit of a mystery for now, but I am excited to reveal the details to you soon! Since I’m in lovely Stowe, however, and since the Casey Research offices just happen to be here, too, I thought [...]

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QnA Friday: The Most Important Currency In the World

August 3, 2012
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Happy Friday, Dear Grasshopper! I’m feeling thoughtful today (go figure), and it’s been ages since I’ve quoted my man Bruce (shame on me), so I want to start today’s missive with an observation on arguably the very best and most expensive currency in the entire world, including (gasp!) gold itself… Time. “To spend time is [...]

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Top Ten Takeaways from the Agora Financial Conference

August 2, 2012
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I hope you enjoyed my notes from Doug’s talk! He is always insightful and entertaining—a great combination.   Rather than continually giving you the blow-by-blow details of each and every speaker who presented (which would be impossible…I would be at this for months!), today I want to give you something I hope you find equally [...]

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