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Live from Vancouver: Innovate or Die

July 25, 2012
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Innovate or die. That’s the theme of this year’s Agora Financial conference held here in lovely Vancouver, BC at the gorgeous Fairmont Hotel (a gigantic step up from FreedomFest’s Bally’s, I must say!). Like all investment conferences I have attended, so far I’m having a blast at this one (and learning a lot, too!). If [...]

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Global Financial Summit…In Vegas?

July 18, 2012
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I know, it sounds strange… Who on earth holds a “Global Financial Summit” in Las Vegas (usually better known as the home of “how to lose your money in 3 days or less”)? It’s not exactly the first city that comes to mind when you think of high finance…maybe Davos, or an exotic locale in [...]

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The #1 Reason Why You Must Declare Your Financial Independence

June 6, 2012
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If you are an email subscriber to Kung Fu Finance (thank you!), and are not simply viewing this article on the website, then you have probably read my free report on the #1 threat to your financial future and 3 proactive steps you can take right now to begin your journey to financial independence. And [...]

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QnA Friday: China, Australia, Private Equity, Meetups, Facebook, Kids and Money

June 1, 2012
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Happy Friday, and welcome new subscribers! It’s great to have you on board our Kung Fu Finance battleship. With all of the gloom and doom foisted upon us by the financial media these days, it’s hard not to believe that maybe the Mayans had it right after all and the world really will crumble into [...]

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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: Live from Chile!

February 24, 2012
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Hola! Today I am writing you from my swanky hotel room at the W Hotel in Santiago, Chile (thank you Simon Black for having excellent taste in accommodations!). Santiago is a beautiful city—modern, charming, and bustling with energy and excitement. La gente (the people) of Santiago are warm and welcoming and definitely don’t seem to [...]

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QnA: Where to Begin, Stock, and Rare Earths

December 2, 2011
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Happy Friday everyone! Lots of great questions this week so I’ll get right to it… First off, Emma from San Francisco asks, Your website looks very good. I especially appreciate the part that you shared what you did to learn investment. Your success with investment is impressive and inspiring. I’m interested in knowing the reasons of [...]

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The Two Most Important Things I Learned At the Rare Earths Conference

December 1, 2011
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Tuesday this week I attended the San Francisco Rare Earths Conference for accredited investors. The first thing I noticed was that “Accredited Investors” were treated much more nicely than the general public was for the first two days of the conference! (No, that’s not one of my “most important things I learned”, just an observation…). Literally, [...]

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