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Kung Fu Girl Interviews John Mauldin

October 25, 2012
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I was honored to sit down with John Mauldin (Chairman of Mauldin Economics, President of Millenium Wave Investments, and NYT best-selling author) at the recent Casey Summit in Carlsbad, CA. John is the most well-connected man I know, extremely intelligent and hard-working, and a true Southern gentleman to boot. He is on a first-name basis [...]

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QnA: Operation Michigan, #1 Blogger, Inflation, Reader Responses, India

June 15, 2012
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It’s T-2 days and counting until Operation “Undisclosed Lake in Michigan” begins…stay tuned! And I just learned today that Kung Fu Finance was named the “#1 Personal Finance Blogger of the Week” on a site called QuizzleWire (I love their tagline: “Don’t Guess. Know.“). They did a very nice write-up on me and I now feel [...]

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This. Week. Is. Insane.

June 13, 2012
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Both for me personally, and for our global economy (although lately the economy seems consistently insane, so perhaps “insane” is the “new normal”…?). Today, probably due to my own personal insanity this week, which I will explain in a moment, I feel driven to present you with 10 reasons why I believe the entire world [...]

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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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What the Heck is Happening in Europe?

January 19, 2012
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I have to admit, I’m writing today’s article as much for myself as for you… I want to get caught up with what’s happening in the world, particularly in Europe, and writing is a terrific way to do so as it forces me to thoroughly research issues via multiple global media sources and not simply [...]

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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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Let’s Talk About Debt, Baby

October 27, 2011
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(Title to be sung in your best Salt-N-Pepa voice…) Today I’m busy preparing for an upcoming business trip– I’m flying to Florida tomorrow to meet with two of my all-time-favorite Internet heroes, Craig Ballantyne (Internet Independence.com) and Matt Smith (SovereignMan.com). What I really love and respect about Craig and Matt is that they are experts [...]

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