Video games that can cure cancer…

Computerized contact lenses…

A train that travels at the speed of sound…

It’s exciting to hear about far-out ideas like these when they show up in the news. But like many “big ideas,” they can be closer to science fiction than to reality.

Actually,…

“Can I really make money with equity crowdfunding? I mean, does this even make sense for someone like me? I’m not a 'professional'  investor.”

Every week, we receive emails from Crowdability subscribers asking different versions of this same question.

Most investors agree that equity crowdfunding sounds promising…

“Diversification is protection against ignorance.”

That little gem comes courtesy of one of the world’s most successful stock market investors: Warren Buffett.

And we must admit, Mr. Buffett has done pretty well for himself without the benefits of diversification.

That said, we’re not so sure how Mr. Buffett would do…

The cheerful stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering her pre-flight speech. Her soothing voice washed over me as I sat in a window seat, reading a business plan for a technology start-up on my laptop.

“There are 10 emergency exits on this Boeing 777 aircraft: 4 in the…

“Wait a second,” said my girlfriend. “Aren’t you supposed to be showing people how to make money?”

I’d just shared this week’s essay topic with her. Now she was looking at me like I had three heads.

She had a point. It’s true that we generally try to show you…

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Few things are certain in this world; few things are actually guaranteed.

Ben Franklin famously put death and taxes on his list. But on a sunny summer day in August, I’m not so interested in addressing those dreary topics.

Guaranteed money, on the other hand — now there’s something that…

The cylinder of the .38 mm handgun spins around and around. It makes the familiar “whirrrrrrr” sound – but this time the sound isn’t coming from a movie or TV show.

The hammer of the revolver clicks into place. I involuntarily shudder. It’s my turn.

Hands shaking, I slowly lift…

Remember a game called “Follow the Leader” from when you were a kid?

One kid, the leader, would stand up at the head of a line. He’d touch his nose, zig and zag, click his heels. Everyone else would have to copy what he did.  

If…

The champagne was flowing.

Music filled the air.

Beautiful people were dancing, lounging, and having the time of their lives…

That’s the image I had in my head when I wrote a check for what turned out to be the worst investment of my life.

Dim Lights, Big City

I…