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18
Mar

How To Make Money In The Stock Market (And Other Markets)

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, March 18th 2010   2 comments already   

Ladies and gentlemen, I have the secrets to making money in the stock market, and I’m here today to share them with you. The process is very simple, but does require time and effort. You can do this if you follow my simple guide.
Step 1: Go to school. You need to get [...]

under: business, investing, lists, personal finance    
11
Mar

What We’re Learning From the Forbes List of Richest People in the World

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, March 11th 2010   Leave a reply   

Last year, I looked at the list of Forbes richest people and concluded a few things. A lot of billionaires lost huge percentages of their fortunes (up to 90%). Many of these people are very wealthy, but a large portion of their wealth is tied up in less liquid assets. For example, [...]

under: business, lists, media    
9
Mar

Six Lessons Jack Bauer of 24 Can Teach Us About Money

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, March 9th 2010   1 comment so far   

There aren’t many shows I’m addicted to, but 24 is probably one of them. And even though the current season is boring and the show has lost some of its fire, Jack Bauer is the most badass dude on TV. Chuck Norris can sit down, the Jack Bauer jokes are much more hardcore:
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5
Mar

Weakonomics Links: Honeymoon Scandal

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, March 5th 2010   2 comments already   

It’s time for another roundup of links. My favorite this time goes to Debt Ninja of Punch Debt In The Face because he got raked over the coals by some debt fearing Ramsey worshipers over at Consumerist. He’s in a situation where he has a lot of cash, and a lot of student [...]

under: links, lists, personal, personal finance    
19
Feb

Weakonomics Links: Anatomy of a Sucker

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, February 19th 2010   2 comments already   

Hello world. I am writing to you from the road which means I don’t feel like writing at all. Today I’ve got some personal finance links to share with you. Again this is my attempt to cover more personal finance topics without actually having to write myself.
My editor’s choice goes to a [...]

under: government, investing, links, lists, personal, personal finance    
14
Feb

Carnival of Personal Finance

Posted by The Weakonomist in Sunday, February 14th 2010   Leave a reply   

Well you kids asked for more personal finance articles and while I am going to try and write more of them I can’t cover everything in the personal finance blogosphere.  The best way to get them is through the links I provide, and the Carnival of Personal Finance.  The carnival is a rotating list of [...]

under: links, lists, personal finance    
31
Dec

10 Dumbest Ideas Of The Decade

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, December 31st 2009   9 comments already   

The first decade of this new millennium is in the books. We started with a recession, entered two wars, experienced fake economic growth based on bad credit, and ended with a recession. The only shining light of this decade is the iPhone.
This decade was full of potential. The new millennium, the 21st [...]

under: banking, business, economics, environment, government, investing, lists    
30
Dec

Review Of What Happened In 2009, Courtesy Of Dave Barry

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, December 30th 2009   1 comment so far   

Last year, I attempted to review the entire year. I offered commentary on the events, told you what was significant, and tried to add a little humor. In essence, I was trying to do what Dave Barry already does. If you don’t know who Dave Barry is, Google him, and buy all [...]

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