Long time readers know I’m not an economist. I leave the market predictions to my colleague Kevin Raymond. He delivers stock info, economic forecasts and financial news to you every Monday morning. Because of that I steer clear of talking [...]
April 6, 2011
Easy Street
Three Surprising HOT Business Opportunities You Can Leverage Immediately 6:17 AM Dear Entrepreneur: “Come on Marc…we’re in a depression! Half of the opportunities you cover won’t work when people stop spending money. Show me something that’ll work in a Depression”! [...]
Being a writer is great. I get to work at whatever location I choose (my home, the local coffee shop, the beach), wear whatever clothes I want (usually its yoga pants and a tank top), be my own boss (no [...]
March 9, 2011
Easy Street
So you know that list of things you know you should do but never seem to have the time to get to? Well that happened to me. I have a very old 401k from a previous employer that I know [...]
January 19, 2011
Easy Street
I rarely watch business commentators on the news. After-all, when they are telling you what’s happening it’s already old news and most of their opinions are meant to get a rise out of you, not really inform you. The other [...]
January 10, 2011
Freedom by Friday
Happy New Year! 2011 is here and I expect that the markets will once again treat us to an unpredictable showing. If there is one certainty about the market it is that it has no certainty. Remember the flash crash [...]
The markets continue to rally to 52-week highs on the back of very positive earning releases and the impending passage of the tax bill. Shrugging off a downgrade of Spanish Sovereign Debt and a huge earning miss by a major [...]
December 20, 2010
Freedom by Friday
A New “Twist” in the MOST Overlooked Market in the World Could Make You Rich 5:44 AM Dear Entrepreneur: “Are you kidding me? It CAN’T be that simple”! That’s what a client said when I showed him a little-known “twist” [...]
The big drama last week was the tax deal. Looks like we have another two years of the same tax regime. The markets should have rallied sharply on the news, but they didn’t. As with most “sure things” the market [...]
December 13, 2010
Freedom by Friday
Retirement Loophole: How to Get an Interest Free Loan from Uncle Sam A common question for older Americans is what age they should choose to start receiving social security benefits. The government allows you to decide what age is best [...]
December 1, 2010
Easy Street