http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=J.S.+Kim Finances J.S. Kim Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=229266&ca=Finances "This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you awake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. Remember: all I’m offering is the tru... Finances J.S. Kim Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225121&ca=Finances What’s the greatest risk to your portfolio during bad markets? Surprise! It’s probably your advisor. The other week, a friend of mine sent me an article from a financial advisor in the U.S. asking me for my opinion. In the article, the advisor stated two things that stood out to me like a two-ton bo... Finances J.S. Kim Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=195570&ca=Finances Most investors, because they pay huge fees every year to investment firms, put blind faith in their advisors and believe that they will do the best thing for them. The media confirms the advice dispensed by commercial investment firms because they “tout” in tandem. Then when investment crises happen... Finances J.S. Kim Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=195567&ca=Finances There is only one way to truly build wealth in the stock markets - spot trends well before the thundering sheep herd of investors does, invest in them many months and sometimes even years before the average Joe and Jane, and concentrate your stock picks. If you do, 40% and 100% annual returns are po... Finances J.S. Kim Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=188719&ca=Finances “Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights” - Alan Greenspan, 1966, more than 20 years before he served as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987-2006. Obviously, Alan Gree... Finances J.S. Kim Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=188716&ca=Finances People have often asked me how I always pick stocks that end up with 20% gains in a couple of months or triple-digit gains in a year. They ask me is it luck? Maybe with a couple of stocks it may have been luck, but luck doesn't play a role in buying ten or more stocks in the same year that earn more... Finances J.S. Kim Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=188718&ca=Finances Below, I present Part II of my original article, "10 Surefire Ways to Make an Investment Fortune." (6)Understand Why You Own Everything You Own, Then Stand Firm in Your Convictions Since most people never take the time to learn how to invest properly, or are fed a bunch of misinformation by the so-c... Finances J.S. Kim Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=140966&ca=Finances Recently, there was an article on CNNMoney that spoke about the “secrets” of the elite rich in the United States. In turn, several articles were written about this article, including one that stated that the richest of Americans “built their wealth with diversification, wealth preservation and strat... Finances J.S. Kim Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=147087&ca=Finances A big story that made the rounds in the financial media last month was Jim Cramer’s (of the Street.com) statement that some hedge fund managers spread false rumors about a company to large trading desks and the media to drive a stock price lower. He said this practice is illegal, but easy to do "be... Education J.S. Kim Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=147096&ca=Education Today there is much talk about how young adults are financially illiterate as if financial literacy were adequate to build wealth. Millions of people have read one of the best financial literacy books out there “Rich Dad,Poor Dad” yet there is a loss of translation somewhere between the sound princ...