AI Will Not Help You Get Rich Quick
I almost gave an AI $50,000 to trade with. There’s a video making the rounds where a guy claims he let Claude manage his…
I Gave AI $5,000, Then Ignored It for Two Years. Here’s What Happened
Two years ago I put $5,000 into a robo-advisor at Vanguard, turned it on, and did the hardest thing in investing: absolutely nothing. No…
The Volatility Trump Makes
Market turbulence caused by the president’s own controllable decisions, 1990 to 2026 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I open up my investments…
The U.S. Trade Deficit is Actually A PROFIT Surplus!
The U.S. Trade Deficit: A Complete Logical and Economic Analysis One of the key themes in the last presidential election, and the dominant story…
Rumors of Nebraska’s Impending Bankruptcy Are False
Have you seen the claims on social media that Nebraska will be “bankrupt within six months”? Here’s a compilation video with nearly 400,000 views…
Pure Capitalism is as Evil As Any Alternative
If capitalism was left completely unchecked, life saving medical procedures would cost literally everything you have. After all, what would you pay a heart…
A Steel / Aluminum Tariff is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
If you haven’t heard, President Trump has been talking about implementing a broad tariff on imported Steel and Aluminum. The idea is to tax…
The Wage Earner’s Dilema (or… How to Negotiate For More Money!)
You want to make more money, right? Of course you do, everyone does! The problem is, most people don’t actually know how to maximize…
“You Gotta Spend Money to Make Money” – WRONG!!!
I’m in Alabama, helping my Mom move to Houston, and I found myself at the local WalMart getting some stuff, when I overheard a…
Never Trust a Scamming Beggar – Pictures and Video Evidence
I KNOW you’ve been hassled by beggars about 100 times at least in your life. And nothing drives me crazier than people standing around…
Americans Spend More on Mother’s Day than the top 50 Poorest Nations Entire GDP
I found this fascinating. A few weeks ago we celebrated Mother’s Day here in the US, and when I was watching the news they…
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Airwaves – Why Economics Are Killing ‘Old Media’
For a long time now I’ve been hearing people predicting the death of traditional media (you know: television, radio, books and newspapers). “Old Media…
Episode #13 | The Wealth Nation Bloopers – Volume 1!
As I wrote over on the WealthNation.FM blog… Well, I guess they were bound to catch up to us sooner or later. Our supreme…
An Open-Source Look at the Cost of WordCamp Dallas
I’ve had many people asking about what it takes to actually put together WordCamp Dallas, and there have been a lot of questions specifically…
My $2,550 Routine Doctor Exam – WTF?!?
Folks, a few weeks ago I went to the doctor to get a physical. Nothing special whatsoever. Just a routine annual physical. It was…
SEDO’s Domain Brokerage Service SCREWS Me!
Folks, I’m here to share a story with you that I can hardly believe occurred. It’s the story of a major violation of trust…
The Incompetent, the Corrupt and the Inept… or, Why We’re in Financial Crisis
My father forwarded this message to me via e-mail from a friend of his (not sure of the origin). I’m not taking sides here,…
45 Percent of Global Wealth Destroyed in Last 18 Months
This is a fascinating report from Megan Davies and Walden Siew of Reuter’s. Thanks to Jacques Snyman for sharing the link over on Facebook….
My, How History Repeats Itself
So what have we learned in two millennia? “The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the…
I Take Issue with Mark Cuban’s Open Source Funding Plan
Mark Cuban pitched an idea over on his blog in which he offers to fund business plans for people, but only if: People completely…
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