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Not Financially Free Yet? You’re Not Alone…

July 9, 2012
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From last week’s “Independence Day” celebration to this week’s FreedomFest in Las Vegas (more on that in a moment…), I have freedom on my mind. Last Wednesday, the U.S. celebrated the 4th of July—that famous day way back in 1776 when we declared our independence from those pub-loving and tea-drinking (yet unfortunately tax-crazed and oppressive…) Brits. [...]

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Conspiracy Theory Thursday: Beware of These 8 GLD “Gotchas”

November 17, 2011
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There is much speculation and misunderstanding about the largest gold ETF, the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD). GLD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that purports to be backed by physical gold and to track the spot price of gold on approximately a 1/10th basis, minus fees and expenses. (This means that if the spot price of [...]

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The Tax Man Cometh…

November 10, 2011
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The year is 2040. Hovercraft zoom by rapidly and weave crazily in between the numerous skyscrapers. You’re on your hover-skateboard, even cooler than Marty McFly’s, and you’re skating for your LIFE. Someone is chasing you. Someone wants something from you. Someone is out to get something from you…something he believes is rightfully HIS. With a quick glance [...]

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Don’t Get Tricked: The #1 Thing You Should REALLY Be Afraid Of Today and How to Fight Back

October 31, 2011
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Today is Halloween here at Kung Fu Girl’s house. With a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old I can’t escape it (not that I want to— who doesn’t love a holiday where you can dress up as your favorite fantasy and eat as much candy as you like, or party all night depending on your age…or both!). [...]

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What Happened To Your Money? (Part 1)

October 4, 2011
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Do you ever wonder where all of your money goes? Or why your employer stated when you got your job that you would be making “$60,000 per year” (awesome!) but instead of your monthly paycheck being $60,000 divided by 12 months = $5000 per month, it is much, much less, sometimes only HALF of that: [...]

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