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Vast Stretches Of Impoverished Appalachia Look Like They Have Been Through A War

Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, If you want to get an idea of where the rest of America is heading, just take a trip through the western half of West Virginia and the eastern half of Kentucky some time.  Once you leave the main highways, you will rapidly encounter poverty on a level […]

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An incremental approach to investing

Typically, potential investors receive an ‘elevator pitch’ which can lead to a presentation, and finally some offering memorandum such as a private placement memorandum.  This has been industry standard for a long time, and certainly since the concept of Venture Capital became popular.  But it leaves investors with very shallow on the surface information.  Of […]

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Crowdfunding a financial institution

As explained on Zero Point Portal “The New Model” – the world is changing.  Models are changing.  How investors invest has been revolutionized by the crowdfunding model, among others.  The financial world has yet to adapt to the new world.  Credit unions have existed for some time.  But a member owned financial institution such as […]

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Quotes on Democracy vs. Republic

“We are a Republic. Real Liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of Democracy.” — Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) Lawyer, Secretary of the Treasury & Secretary of State “A simple democracy is the devil’s own government.” — Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) Founding Father& signer of the Declaration of Independence “Let the American youth never forget that they […]

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The Craft of Intelligence

Customers will pay tens of thousands for a hand crafted watch.   But we don’t take the same look at information & intelligence.  Of course, professional intelligence agencies, hedge funds, government institutions, will pay millions for high quality intelligence. The fact that the internet has opened up access to information is a double edged sword. […]

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An honest and profitable approach to Forex

Forex is a unique market in that it’s not traded on an exchange.  This leaves open a plethora of possibilities how banks and brokers structure their Forex offerings.  Typically, providers of Forex market access simply offer an increased spread.  The STP model, now the most commonly accepted, takes client orders and passes them through to […]

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The Santa Claus Lie – A Gateway Drug to Collective (Self) Deception

By Cognitive Dissonance I spend what some might imagine is an inordinate amount of time thinking about lies and self deception. But from my point of view it is a fundamental flaw that cripples us as individuals and as a society. Lying and lies permeate our culture from top to bottom in ways we often […]

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