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I was sitting in my office one day, and I opened up the facebook feed to see what's going on in my own little world of social media. Dana Helms, a good friend of mine posted about this woman who built a company from her garage. Her designs were so fr...

Photo by Robert PetrilI took this very simple photo (above) a few years ago in Shanghai. At that time, it symbolized change or transition to me. I loved the contrast of these two walls coming together. It seemed to fit how I felt about my own life pa...

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Article on the opportunity and challenge of the "road not taken" published in Living Now magazine.The ‘road not taken’ can seem daunting for most; especially if our sights are set on some other destination, but nurturing new thought processes can...

Keeping up with the subject of irrationality, it’s not just key stock indices working in reverse to the fundamentals; I believe gold bullion prices are facing the same issue. They are moving in the wrong direction in spite of fundamentals suggestin...

No one wants to hear this… The most basic factor of economic growth in this country, consumer spending, is flashing a warning sign about the U.S. economy. According to Gallup, weekly U.S. economic confidence for the week of September 30 to October...

In 2010, on average, for every one dollar in sales posted by the S&P 500 companies, $0.135 came from Europe. In 2011, this number declined to $0.11. In 2012, sales from Europe accounted for only $0.097 for every one dollar of sales generated by t...

Income is the largest factor when it comes to determining changes in the consumer spending. Unfortunately, personal income is declining in the U.S. economy—not a good indicator; no matter how anyone tries to spin it. In the first eight months of 20...

Economic conditions in the U.S. economy may be improving slightly, but the global economy is on the verge of witnessing an economic slowdown—and a possible recession. Key indicators are flashing red signals and warning of trouble ahead for the glob...

Exports from the Chinese economy increased 14.7% in April. This was a surprise, because analyst consensus estimates were expecting an increase of only 10.3%. The China General Administration of Customs reported the country had a surplus of $15.1 bill...

In its latest meeting minutes, the Federal Reserve said it will continue with quantitative easing, creating $85.0 billion in new money monthly, in order to bring economic growth to the U.S. economy. (Source: Federal Reserve, May 1, 2013.) The Federal...

The Chinese Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 50.6 in April, compared to 50.9 in March. (Source: Fung Business Intelligence Centre, April 30, 2013.) While it’s not a big decline, it’s important to note that any number below 50 represents...

For the first time in six years, the U.S. federal government expects to reduce its national debt by $35.0 billion, which is set to happen in the third quarter of its fiscal year (April–June 2013). (Source: Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2013.) But...

While the bears continue to report that gold bullion has no future, retail investors and central banks seem to be rushing to buy more. In fact, the decline in gold bullion prices has provided them with another buying opportunity. The recent selling i...

The fourth-biggest hub in the eurozone, Spain, is facing a severe economic slowdown. According to Spain’s National Statistics Institute in Madrid, the unemployment rate in the country has surpassed the 27% mark, with more than six million people jo...

A report from Standard & Poor’s (S&P), the credit rating agency, indicates there is more than a one-third chance that Japanese sovereign debt could face a downgrade. The report stated, “…the continuing prospect arises from risks associa...

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