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The #1 piece of advice for growing wealthy is…

The #1 piece of advice for growing wealthy is…

Forget the stock market exists! Follow our logic. Conventional wisdom says invest in the stock market (TRUE). The vast majority of people in the United States are not wealthy (TRUE). The only conclusion we can reach from these statements is that investing in the stock...

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Twitter’s darkest secrets

Twitter’s darkest secrets

You don't have to surf far on the good old world wide web to find marketers screaming about how Twitter is the greatest tool since sliced bread for driving traffic to your website. To paraphrase Billy Joel, they may be wrong but they may be right – the jury is still...

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Have you found your real estate mentor yet?

Have you found your real estate mentor yet?

If you've never given much thought to the idea of finding a mentor, maybe it's time you should. Appealing though the temptation may be be to blunder your way forward alone, making mistake after mistake that has already been made by thousands before you, losing money...

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Light at the end of the housing crisis tunnel?

Light at the end of the housing crisis tunnel?

The light at the end of tunnel is NOT a freight train coming our way – that beast has already been and gone, at least according to billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who thinks the residential real estate slump will be over by the end of next year. He predicts...

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Cheap and easy home-based businesses

Cheap and easy home-based businesses

Granted, the phrase “cheap and easy” isn't necessarily one you want customers to associate with your home-based business but we made you look, didn't we? Creating an honest to goodness quality work from home company is probably never going to be easy but it doesn't...

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Chilean earthquake interrupts copper supply

Chilean earthquake interrupts copper supply

Chile experienced an 8.8 magnitude earthquake last week. While stories of destruction, mayhem, heroism, and looting dominate the news, there's an investment subtext lurking beneath the hysterical surface: an interruption in the worldwide supply of copper. If you've...

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Naming a new business

Naming a new business

Don’t let the daunting task of coming up with a name for your fledgling business endeavor ruin your day. Is a name important? Of course it is – but you don’t have to wander through life in a haze, crippled by indecision, unable to take the next step forward with your...

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Deal Evaluator – dirt cheap real estate advice

Deal Evaluator – dirt cheap real estate advice

It’s nothing fancy. Nothing complex. Just unmatched value. The Deal Evaluator is a new service from Empowered Investor Network that allows you to get a quick, experienced second opinion on any real estate deal you are considering. Why would you want our input? We’ve...

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No-risk advertising with Hydra

No-risk advertising with Hydra

We’ve mentioned it before. You can’t rely on walk-in traffic to promote your home-based business. At some point you’re going to have to get out there and drive traffic to a website or phone number. In the old days (yesterday) Google ruled the online advertising world....

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Home-based jobs for the disabled

Home-based jobs for the disabled

For those with a physical or mental disability that makes holding down a traditional job in the working world difficult or impossible, there are certainly work-at-home options. One such mode of employment would be offering transcription services, provided you have good English and grammar skills and can type in the 75 wpm range.

There is a near constant need for speeches, lectures, radio and television programs, and more to be transcribed into text. With the internet as a delivery system, it’s a simple matter for a freelance transcriber to sit at home and complete assignments.

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