Tax season may be over “per se,” but is tax season ever really over? Once one tax season stops, the next one begins. That’s what inspired the idea for my latest eBusiness: Communal Tax Preparation. It combines Web 2.0, Open Source, and the financial savvy of the average Internet user to make tax preparation [...]
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An Original eBusiness - Communal Tax Preparation
Posted in Understanding Finance on July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Understanding - Fake conflict diamonds
Posted in Our World Today, Understanding Finance on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Stocks are so pedestrian these days. Every publicly traded company seems to offer them. And they’re so impersonal too. When was the last time you saw a person you saw a man drop to one knee to propose to a woman, offering a stock certificate?
These days, all the rage is in conflict diamonds. What women [...]
Understanding Finance - Investing in the lottery
Posted in Understanding Finance on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The lottery is statistically a bad investment. The expected value of your return is always lower than the amount you’ll pay for tickets. Worst of all, much of the money you put in goes into school systems.
But what if this weren’t the case? What if you could ensure that you could make millions on each [...]
Understanding Finance - The tale of the Walletin Spectre
Posted in A brief history, Understanding Finance on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Adam Smith was a big proponent of free market economics. Some may say that he “invented” capitalism. But who invented Adam Smith? Clearly, saying that Smith invented capitalism would be a naive statement, and nobody invented Adam Smith, but it was the old tale of the Walletin spectre that scared him straight into supporting self [...]
Understanding Finance - Why Google is worth like, a bajillion dollars
Posted in Understanding Finance on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many people new to the stock market and unfamiliar with the tech industry find themselves asking a common question: What’s the deal with Google? Should I invest in it? While, many argue that it’s overvalued, others will argue that it’s undervalued. I’m here to put an end to that question: Yes. Invest in it. Here’s [...]
Understanding Finance - Starting your first e-business
Posted in Understanding Finance on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you have your own e-business? No? Why the hell not? What is wrong with you? In this new Web 2.0 era, running e-businesses is surely the only way to guarantee enough money for retirement. To date, I’ve started 9 e-businesses, but most of my friends have started well over 20 each. Here’s what you’ll [...]
Understanding Finance - 10 reasons not to invest in the stock market
Posted in Understanding Finance on March 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Many will tell you that the best place to invest your money is the stock market, but in this day in age, can you really trust them? Are they really looking out for you, or do they have an ulterior motive? Decide for yourself. The following are 10 reasons not to invest in the stock [...]
Understanding Finance - Put the "you" in "usury"
Posted in Understanding Finance on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
So you know you have to invest your money, check. That’s step one. Now the question is: How do I make the most of my money in these uncertain times? It’s easy to get discouraged by the tales of inflation, sub-prime mortgages crunches, and sky-rocketing oil prices. Is now the time to buy low? Or [...]
