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Top Ten Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

January 30, 2010 · 5 comments

in BRIC, China, G20, G8, GDP, India, OPEC, US debt, US dollar, capitalism, currencies, emerging markets, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, gold, government, international economy, international stock market, market trends, oil, wealth, wealth protection, wealth transfer, world order, world reserve currency

With the phenomenal growth in sovereign wealth funds over the past thirty or so years – but especially in the last ten – it’s good to stop and take a look at where this new investment phenomenon is at today in 2010.
Here’s a list of the current top 10 sovereign wealth funds around the world.* [...]

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How Wealthy Are You, Really? Look Past Networth and Cashflow to See The True Meaning of Wealth

October 26, 2009 · 8 comments

in achievement, happiness, health, lifestyle design, psychology, success, wealth

Someone once said that wealth is what you’ve got left even after you’ve lost all your money.
In today’s business terms, wealth is goodwill; the invaluable resource that remains on the books despite what the rest of the balance sheets say.  In social media, it is your reputation – or even the “personal brand equity” [...]

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Michael Jackson Money Management – Just Budget!

June 26, 2009 · 6 comments

in budgets, financial planning, money decisions, money lessons, money management, money mistakes, wealth

They Told Me Don’t You Ever Come Around Here
Don’t Wanna Pay It Back, You Better Disappear
The Numbers’ In The Red And You Owe More Than You Earn
So Budget, Just Budget
[2nd Verse]
You Better Sing, You Better Do What You Can
Don’t Wanna See No Shrink, Don’t Meet the Repo Man
You Wanna Be Young, Better Save What You [...]

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If You Want To Feel Rich, Count the Things You Have That Money Can’t Buy

May 14, 2009 · 11 comments

in happiness, moneyenergy, psychology, success, wealth

This post is inspired by a tweet that @libertygirl3 made last night on Twitter.  She said “If you want to feel rich, count the things you have that money can’t buy.”
Immediately I was struck by the simple truth of this statement. This time, it didn’t hit me as a cliche or adage at all.  This [...]

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