Steadfast Finances

 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 …

 Administration, Banking, Investing 101, Peer to Peer Lending         5 comments

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When one of the best commodities traders around (Dennis Gartman) tells you that gold is going higher, but also warns that gold bubble has formed, then it’s time to hold on for a wild ride. Which is why I keep saying that traders know it’s a bubble, and that gold …

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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 …

 Investing 101, Peer to Peer Lending         38 comments

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Growing up, most kids I knew wanted to be an astronaut or play in the NFL. Always being one to go against the flow, as well as being a killer Monopoly player, I always wanted to be a banker.
I’m aware it’s an odd admission, but for some reason, the …