What pops into your head when you think about start-ups?

Young entrepreneurs in shower sandals trying to change the world?

A dark, cramped room stacked with computers and blinking lights?

Brilliant scientists tinkering with the human genome?

For many folks, those are the images they think of.

And frankly, those…

Before I make a big bet in the technology sector, there’s a special indicator I consult.

I call it “The Peter Indicator.”

Over the past 18 years, it’s been nearly 100% accurate.

Today, I’ll tell you about it – then I’ll show you where it says to invest Read More

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“Let’s get one thing clear: The economy is never truly coming back.”

What misguided “expert” uttered these words?

Jim Clifton.

Clifton’s the CEO of the research company Gallup, famous for its public opinion polls.

Jim, not surprisingly, is basing his argument on data from a recent Gallup study.

The study…

All It Takes Is One.

That was the gist of my article last week…

The idea that a single investment could create enough wealth to last a lifetime.

The article hit a nerve:

We received a flood of emails asking for more information –

From “How…

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Our friend Aitio dropped by our office last week.

He wasn’t exactly “in the neighborhood…”

But with his midnight blue Range Rover and a full-time driver, he doesn’t mind traveling a few extra blocks.

Aitio used to be a general contractor in Queens, and he did pretty well.

In 1997,…

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Do Start-Ups Even Matter?

Justin Fox of Bloomberg…

Over the past decade, the music industry has lost $7 billion in annual revenue.

The film industry has lost $6 billion.

And the newspaper industry has lost a staggering $48 billion.

The culprit behind this destruction?

Software.

Software has disrupted – destroyed – entire industries, from media to taxis to…