Blog Category: investing

Financial Fridays: The WTF! On This Stock Market 'Crash'

Shit, I’m about to break all the rules of selling and marketing but I don’t care. People need to stop being fooled. It has to end. I write every day. I publish…

Shit, I’m about to break all the rules of selling and marketing but I don’t care. People need to stop being fooled. It has to end. I write every day. I publish something here and on my email list maybe 5-6 times a week. These emails are very important to me and they are about […]

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Financial Fridays: Why Your 401K Is A Scam!

I hate writing about finance. The most violent, ugly people in the world work in the traditional finance industry. I write something and instead of responding with a well-reasoned argument, they write…

I hate writing about finance. The most violent, ugly people in the world work in the traditional finance industry. I write something and instead of responding with a well-reasoned argument, they write things like “James Altucher is a wacko” or “James Altucher is a scumbag”. I’ve written for or appeared on the Wall St Journal, […]

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Why The Stock Market is Too Risky Right Now

People have called me a “perma-bull” forever. Mish Shedlock called me a “wacko”. Zerohedge has called me insane. Nouriel Roubini has laughed in my face. My daughters still quote Don Luskin when…

People have called me a “perma-bull” forever. Mish Shedlock called me a “wacko”. Zerohedge has called me insane. Nouriel Roubini has laughed in my face. My daughters still quote Don Luskin when he was on CNBC shaking his head and saying, “James, James, James…” while laughing after I said the market was going to hit […]

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Investing All of Your Money

In the history of capitalism, this is the hardest time ever to invest. People are going broke, losing their jobs, and fear more than greed rules the news and tries to rule…

In the history of capitalism, this is the hardest time ever to invest. People are going broke, losing their jobs, and fear more than greed rules the news and tries to rule thoughts. In short: people are scared. And I do think the uncertainty is going to rise quickly so I wanted to put this […]

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Some People Were Upset At Me

Real conversation between two traders, July 5, 2010 (about a year ago): The conversation took place on Skype, 8am: The characters: LARRY is a retired hedge fund manager. JULIE, manages a billion…

Real conversation between two traders, July 5, 2010 (about a year ago): The conversation took place on Skype, 8am: The characters: LARRY is a retired hedge fund manager. JULIE, manages a billion in assets for an institutional money manager. JULIE called LARRY… JULIE: Are you watching this on TV? Aren’t you friends with that guy? […]

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