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The New 'Four Horseman' of Technology - Cramer Likes My Stock ..

I am sure that many of you watch or have watched CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer. Personally I think the screaming and boo-yaas are a little much, but I do watch it on occasion. I like Fast ..
(June 13, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 191

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

I received an MBA from Babson College world renown for its entrepreneurship program. The program is always ranked #1 in US News for its excellence in entrepreneurship. However, entrepreneurship ..
(June 03, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 150

Introducing The Big Spend Portfolio

As an entrepreneur, I am constantly thinking in terms of opportunities. A little over a year ago my mother, who lives in Florida, had a car accident. She had a visiting nurse come in for a few weeks ..
(June 02, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 141

Subprime Mortgage Problem Contained? Give Me a Break!

I think that some heads are going to roll when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson are forced to admit that the subprime mortgage problem is not contained. In my previous ..
(April 06, 2007)  | Real-Estate | Visitors: 138

The Next Big Thing - Alternative Energy

I live in Massachusetts and formerly worked for a high-tech company, so I witnessed first hand the benefits of the dot com boom. It was unbelievable as start-ups with nothing more than Power Point ..
(March 08, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 159

Forest Whitaker Reminded Me of a Key to Success: A Burning ..

We all know many people who “talk the talk” and a few that “walk the walk, ” but what is it that the separates these two groups of people. I have been thinking about this a ..
(February 25, 2007)  | Self-Improvement | Visitors: 123

Wealth Building Thru Commodity Investing : BHP Billiton Struts .

If you have read any of my Wealth Building Thru Commodity Investing articles, you are quite familiar with BHP Billiton - the world's largest commodity producer. I have been on the commodity band ..
(February 06, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 144

A Business Without Sales is a Hobby: Sales an Essential Skill .

My first business failed, because I had no clue about Marketing and Sales. I had the “Field of Dreams" mentality. If I build it - they will come. That's a common trait amongst many first-time ..
(January 25, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 152

Free Credit Report

I remember when I graduated from college, over 20 years ago, I wanted to buy a car before I started my new job. I had had enough. I refused to be seen any longer riding around in a 1980 Ford Pinto. ..
(January 13, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 180

Starting a Business is Similar to Running

I remember back in high school in order to try out for the basketball team you had to run a 6 minute mile. That was just to try out for the team. You still had to be one of the top 12 players to make .
(January 13, 2007)  | Business | Visitors: 159

John T. Reed’s Views of Various Real Estate Investment Gurus

You wake up in the middle of the night - unable to fall back to sleep, so you start flipping through the channels. Undoubtedly, you will come across a station - where a nicely dressed person in an ..
(January 11, 2007)  | Real-Estate | Visitors: 160

Subprime Lenders Gone Too Far - A Time Bomb Waiting to Explode

Remember when a 20% down payment was expected when purchasing a house. Sometimes with stellar credit and maybe a special situation, like a first-time home buyer, you could get in with a 10% down ..
(January 11, 2007)  | Real-Estate | Visitors: 137

Financial Freedom - The Pursuit of Happyness

Over the holidays, I saw the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness. " Yes, I know how to spell happiness, but it is spelled with a “y” in the movie. The movie is based on the true life story of ..
(January 03, 2007)  | Finance | Visitors: 180