Street Smart Finance https://www.streetsmartfinance.org COMMON SENSE PERSONAL FINANCE Tue, 04 Sep 2018 01:34:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The New Age https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2018/09/03/the-new-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-age https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2018/09/03/the-new-age/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:22:03 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5287 In early 1990s, I was pursuing Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering. As a teaching assistant I used to work with AGVs(Automated Guided Vehicles) and Stereolithography machine. We used to create parts using resin bed  and a UV laser solidifying photopolymer. That was fascinating invention by Charles Hull who invented the machine in 1984. His idea with the […]

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]]> https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2018/09/03/the-new-age/feed/ 1 A Trillion-Dollar Company https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2018/08/05/a-trillion-dollar-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-trillion-dollar-company Sun, 05 Aug 2018 03:29:50 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5254 I still vividly remember the famous Time magazine cover showing Steve Jobs.  He returned as an interim CEO of Apple and took $150 million investment from Bill Gates. That was year 1997. In the next 14 years he brilliantly transformed a once nearly bankrupt company into a one of the most successful brands in the […]

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]]> The Tree of Happiness https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2017/05/28/the-tree-of-happiness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tree-of-happiness Sun, 28 May 2017 18:23:26 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5194 There is no nexus between a tree and your happiness. At least, that’s what I believed until I learned about the tree of happiness — Albizia. Chinese call it a tree of happiness. It bends in the winds but doesn’t break. Interesting. I call it perseverance. How many times you wanted to learn that skill […]

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]]> The Simple Path to Wealth https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2016/06/22/the-simple-path-to-wealth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-simple-path-to-wealth https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2016/06/22/the-simple-path-to-wealth/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 02:23:39 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5165 One of the cornerstones of this blog is the fact that you need to achieve financial peace so that financial worries can’t rob your happiness. Everything we do is for one and only one reason — to be free and to be happy. A street smart person knows how to navigate through the streets like […]

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]]> https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2016/06/22/the-simple-path-to-wealth/feed/ 1 Why Trump Will Be the Next President https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2016/05/08/why-trump-will-be-the-next-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-trump-will-be-the-next-president Sun, 08 May 2016 03:43:13 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5159 After winning primary in the Hoosier State, Donald Trump has been declared the presumptive nominee of the Republican party. Pundits declared that he can’t win against the Clinton political Juggernaut. May be. But I don’t agree. While most polls show Clinton leading, these polls also reveal a secret weapon that will make Donald J Trump […]

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]]> The White Coat Investor: A Book Review https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2016/02/01/the-white-coat-investor-a-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-white-coat-investor-a-book-review Mon, 01 Feb 2016 01:05:33 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5149 I admire physicians. I am not a physician but I have been fortunate to work with several smart physicians. Physicians are naturally bright professionals as I have seen them learning technology and even programming even though that is not their core focus. On the flip side, physicians are not financially savvy. That may sound paradoxical but […]

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]]> Why Apple is still a good investment https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2015/08/06/why-apple-is-still-a-good-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-apple-is-still-a-good-investment https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2015/08/06/why-apple-is-still-a-good-investment/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:03:42 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5135   You don’t have to be a pro to understand why Apple is still a good investment; in fact, you are better off being a motley fool even if you watch CNBC. On Jan 28, 2015 Jim Cramer called it an investment of lifetime; a stock that will rise again this year. Apple was trading […]

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]]> https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2015/08/06/why-apple-is-still-a-good-investment/feed/ 1 Diversify…Really? https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2015/07/19/diversify-really/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diversify-really Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:30:08 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5125   It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket. — Elon Musk It sounds oxymoronic but the fad in the personal finance industry is to promote diversification. Ironically, most of us are really bad at diversification as we rely on one source of income […]

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]]> Wela: An Interview with Wes Moss https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2015/02/03/wela-an-interview-with-wes-moss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wela-an-interview-with-wes-moss Tue, 03 Feb 2015 01:36:53 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5115 With the advent of the Internet, our lives have changed forever. Amazon is redefining how we buy anything including pencils to power tools. Whether you like it or not, wealth management has also begun its inroads on the Internet. The brilliant idea that you can aggregate your accounts from various investment sources to get a […]

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]]> How to Invest in Stocks like a Pro https://www.streetsmartfinance.org/2015/01/19/how-to-invest-in-stocks-like-a-pro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-invest-in-stocks-like-a-pro Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:31:33 +0000 http://www.streetsmartfinance.org/?p=5082   Let’s face it — most of us, mere mortals, consider investing ourselves in a stock market akin to playing Roulette in Las Vegas! If you have similar thoughts then you are not alone! According to Henry Blodget, one time super star Internet stock expert, those who you consider Pro are not so Pro either. […]

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