Steadfast Finances

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Earlier today, I stumbled across one of Google’s many data mining gadgets called “Insights for Search” and before I knew it, two hours of my day were gone.
Basically, Insights For Search is just like Google Trends with few more bells and whistles, where it quantifies the number of times various …

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There are just some things that Gen Y won’t pay for: news, music, banking fees, etc. Apparently, this social media savvy cohort doesn’t find a tremendous amount of value in these items or they can simply get them for free somewhere else.
This trend seems have spilled over — perhaps temporarily …

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Now that the Greater Fool Decade is over, I thought I would dust off my prognosticator hat and do a little strategic planning since we just experienced the stock market’s second worst performing decade ever.
Here are a few of my top, and relatively simple, investing themes for 2010 that will …

 Banking, Business Trends, Entrepreneurship, Investing 101, Peer to Peer Lending, Personal Finance Tips, Saving Money         14 comments

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I’m not an expert in business trends by any means, but it really seems like the disintermediation opportunities the Internet provides is beginning to replace, well… almost everything.
Think about this for a moment.
Where do you check the morning news? Where do you get your music? Manage your money? Place phone …

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If you think you deserve an endorsement deal from Nike because half your wardrobe is branded with their distinctive swoosh, or you’ve got the most awesome Facebook profile picture ever of all of your friends chugging Bud Light, you might want to checkout Udorse.com.
Udorse has devised a quick …

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How long has it been since you actually went out of your way to go shopping for CDs?
If you’re like me, it’s probably been a while. And if you’re a 20s something or younger, chances are fairly good that you haven’t shopped for CDs in your entire life.
Oh how …

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Would you prefer a digital currency over your national currency?
If given the option, would you prefer a small portion of your income to be paid in Twitter Bucks? How about Elance Dollars? Maybe Facebook Credits? It’s not like a major social media player couldn’t throw some muscle behind the …

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Now this is how you run a solid, old fashioned type of bank. CNBC interviewed a small, community bank CEO (Frank Sorrentino) from North Jersey Community Bank today, and if I was ever fortunate enough to run a bank, this is how I would hope to get it done.
The old …

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For those who aren’t sold on Facebook’s money making potential, or that of social media in general, here are a few business related facts you might find interesting.

Facebook has approximately 300 Million users.
Facebook is currently the most popular social network on the web.
Facebook is currently growing earnings by …

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It would seem T. Boone Pickens and his Pickens Plan followers are about to receive a flood of new supporters if headlines like these can be generated on a consistent basis.
And yes, it’s confirmed, select residents in Utah who are fortunate to drive Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles are lining …