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Taking control of your retirement

Taking control of your retirement

One of the consequences of the 2007 financial meltdown is that it exposed the systemic fraud in the world financial system – fraud that continues to this day – for… Read more »

The Golden Egg

The Golden Egg

Most of you know the Aesop’s story of the Golden goose… But if not here is a refresher: One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found… Read more »

Four intangible ways to hedge for an uncertain future

Four intangible ways to hedge for an uncertain future

The old is gone… The new is not here yet This is one of the conclusions of the National Intelligence Council’s new report, Global Trends 2030 – Alternative Worlds. NIC,… Read more »

A better way to think about chaos and disruption

A better way to think about chaos and disruption

Unless you’re in a coma, you already know that the world today is an increasingly chaotic and uncertain place. Riots in Greece, economic chaos in Europe, tensions in the Middle… Read more »

Be like a snowball

Be like a snowball

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.   -Dr Albert Bartlett The human brain is awesome, but it also has serious limitations –… Read more »

The Oddball Farmer

The Oddball Farmer

Years ago when I was in my early-20’s and still knew the absolute right answer to all of life’s questions, one of my best friends from childhood and I got… Read more »

Robert Paterson interview on the end of the rat race

Robert Paterson interview on the end of the rat race

Last week I wrote a review of Robert Paterson’s ebook You Don’t Need a Job: The Rise of the Network. Yesterday, Paterson was gracious enough to allow me to ask… Read more »

Your job is at risk… And here’s why that’s a good thing

Your job is at risk… And here’s why that’s a good thing

Somewhere in Chihuahua Mexico there is a young mother chasing her toddler around the living room while chatting online over Skype. She used to work for $50 a week in… Read more »

Radical Responsibility and your bank account

Radical Responsibility and your bank account

Approximate reading time: 6 minutes Almost a year ago, a group of grassroots activists launched a campaign urging bank customers to transfer their accounts from global megabanks like Wells Fargo… Read more »

Politics as street magic

Politics as street magic

Have you ever seen David Blaine’s street magic? Check out this video… The biggest “trick” in magic is to have a person focus on the unimportant while completely ignoring the… Read more »

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