<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:59:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@codyshirk/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Way To Build Wealth - Copy The 1% - Or Move To Puerto Rico]]></title><description><![CDATA[ If I were to read ‘The Best Way To Build Wealth’ as the title of something, I might cringe a little bit.  Generally, it’s pretty hard to claim ‘the best’ of anything. The best  hotdog?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@codyshirk/the-best-way-to-build-wealth-copy-the-1-or-move-to-puerto-rico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@codyshirk/the-best-way-to-build-wealth-copy-the-1-or-move-to-puerto-rico</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsRZCErvfvb89dPQyTzaWuXXsvuDzmq1RorPvemiZNzJJ4L1ApXKAihLBf7UaJFeW2P2v9G46RNqCt2KEfDR3RdKgqqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incomes Are Declining. Don’t Be A Victim Of Circumstance]]></title><description><![CDATA[ “You don’t know how good  you have it! Back in my day, life was tough. Jobs were hard to find and  the pay was low. Now-a-days, the new generation is spoiled!”  Sound familiar? ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/incomes-are-declining-don-t-be-a-victim-of-circumstance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/incomes-are-declining-don-t-be-a-victim-of-circumstance</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsRZCErvfvb89dPQyTzaWuXXvEmQMC9J7WLDHkfvbSp3LQRzKKF7Hu52Uuj32NTUxEnffeENgpVbiR3mzzfiXqrLHaVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are A Bunch Of Reasons You Should NOT Invest In The Stock Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[In no particular order, here are a bunch of reasons you should not be buying stocks:  There’s a reason why buying stocks is so easy.  Think about it… What is the process of buying stocks? ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/here-are-a-bunch-of-reasons-you-should-not-invest-in-the-stock-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/here-are-a-bunch-of-reasons-you-should-not-invest-in-the-stock-market</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsRZCErvfvb89dPQyTzaWuXXEwjZupAExdjH1deLnr6B2ztvxb281utzuE5kFPmHNmNLZYVayJbfsD2A1qaCF6UwvH74?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Don’t Care What You Think About Cannabis. Just Check Out These Numbers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[ If you’ve never seen the movie The Big Short, do yourself a favor and go watch it. Now.  In a nutshell, the film is about the 2007-2008 financial meltdown and  how some savvy traders made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/2l6g6t-investing-in-clean-energy-this-country-can-t-spend-money-fast-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/2l6g6t-investing-in-clean-energy-this-country-can-t-spend-money-fast-enough</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKRKYPetdotARB3G1b91MKr2jGDPV3KWk6y3r69eQF32wVvgkCERMbRTnfNNK2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing In Clean Energy - This Country Can't Spend Money Fast Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[In March of 2009, the DOW bottomed at 6,266 points.  That was more than 50% lower than just a year prior.  Investors literally thought that the financial world was ending.  Some of the biggest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/investing-in-clean-energy-this-country-can-t-spend-money-fast-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/investing-in-clean-energy-this-country-can-t-spend-money-fast-enough</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPc565XMP8ap2i2E81JsuyAawNTpwKcktkb3pJ7nVzkDSyUGJLBJhu89Hc5r2SYuzs6AiBckrWAJN7pr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You An Underdog Investor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn’t like an underdog story?  Literally, the best movies ever made are based on the underdog conquering the big evil force. Here are just some of the movies based on an underdog story:  ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/are-you-an-underdog-investor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/are-you-an-underdog-investor</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2017 16:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZg8f5gvp6RtiX11FEvCVFidN6edKcPBmM13otcovTabgickj1fNfRiefkpayKZKt4LN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUGE News In The Cannabis Investing World]]></title><description><![CDATA[In  2016, California voted to legalize recreational marijuana.  This means  that the 6th largest economy in the world would allow everyone to buy,  grow, and consumer marijuana. ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@codyshirk/huge-news-in-the-cannabis-investing-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@codyshirk/huge-news-in-the-cannabis-investing-world</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFxwkTDmmjtmxaY1ANQLgSsmgLTxTa9tG6CV2GyqSJ3GMVyJZY1MN2t7vFtpq6zrnH1nSfYgHNPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption Is Good For Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corruption is good for blockchain. Actually, the real quote is "Necessity is the mother of invention." Which basically means, "when the need for something becomes imperative, you are forced]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@codyshirk/corruption-is-good-for-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@codyshirk/corruption-is-good-for-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAFDio5hEWrxsGFR25rRohhadUnfc4UJMS6AXb2bu4miwYYRdNBAauvGbQK5VjiGE3LjTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleight Of Hand - Invest Like David Copperfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Kotkin, known as David Copperfield, is one of the most famous magicians ever. He is the highest grossing solo performer in the world, with a total of over $4 billion in ticket sales. That makes him]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/sleight-of-hand-invest-like-david-copperfield</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/sleight-of-hand-invest-like-david-copperfield</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 03:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKRHGPKURNx1ntGBn3psE8vvb97q63dREdx1V56iuwCL17NxCudFN29Yxjdg4YW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deferred Gratification - Play The Long Game For The Best Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Daily Journal Corporation meeting in Los Angeles. The Daily Journal Corporation, which is traded on the NASDAQ as $DJCO, is not a particularly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/deferred-gratification-play-the-long-game-for-the-best-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/deferred-gratification-play-the-long-game-for-the-best-results</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiFFPrPuGXXrMzQcmxTTesAraNJQEfw1junQaXfm2UgYGHWcbwZtLQhSVSojEe4fRiNyJjFqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado, Where The Nerds And Stoners Are Headed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nerds and stoners. You probably couldn’t pick two more opposite groups of people. The nerds are concerned about researching information, discussing ground breaking ideas, and don’t care what other people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/colorado-where-the-nerds-and-stoners-are-headed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/colorado-where-the-nerds-and-stoners-are-headed</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZg8f5gvp6RtiX11FEvCVFb2HWBovaviSZrFBYDtrrTigXYNWm6tkcqSeqL8ByP3DyyQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans Are Allergic To Change - And Driverless Cars]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys." -Sir William Preece, chief engineer, British Post Office, 1876 Every year 1.2 million people die in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/humans-are-allergic-to-change-and-driverless-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/humans-are-allergic-to-change-and-driverless-cars</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrLiDen1zmDCw264YaXHhTbDE3spF9y9CNmSjDBfxKzcuUXSrVbehsjgj8qskXpPLHbrTaghyZjAmfWbkz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valuing US Real Estate - Where You Should Invest Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you value real estate? That’s probably the most asked question worldwide, when it comes to investing and spending money. No matter where you go in the world, people understand the value of real]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/valuing-us-real-estate-where-you-should-invest-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/valuing-us-real-estate-where-you-should-invest-now</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiFFPrPuGXXrMzQcmxTTesAgvbiZXtJxvwGmyGEHTcJTYtGRUXYQxcimLzdQDUrBn2Q814Yuk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s A Quiz… Do You Know This Company?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s play a little guessing game. Here's how it's going to work… I’m going to give you some information. I’ll give you a bunch of facts and figures, then you can guess what company I’m talking about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/here-s-a-quiz-do-you-know-this-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/here-s-a-quiz-do-you-know-this-company</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTainDcmMx4wJctZKuvwNFUc14DY6gmw6nybqShs8c3LbatS9TGRVGQmXGYrrLSAS2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget The P/E Ratio - This Is The New Ratio To Look At...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price-to-earnings ratio is probably the most well known way to value a company. This ratio, known as the P/E ratio, makes sense even if you're not a financial whiz. It's the price of a company in relation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@codyshirk/forget-the-p-e-ratio-this-is-the-new-ratio-to-look-at</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@codyshirk/forget-the-p-e-ratio-this-is-the-new-ratio-to-look-at</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 23:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW72JAnuWY2bspVXG2ZqUGgz24ErvyTQc5uDzsWKWbM7RRSyuDMdtmnQLq5CKfiKzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Third Thing You Shouldn’t Talk About In Polite Company - Home Ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA["I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." –Mark Twain Although Mark Twain articulated the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/the-third-thing-you-shouldn-t-talk-about-in-polite-company-home-ownership</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/the-third-thing-you-shouldn-t-talk-about-in-polite-company-home-ownership</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyABFjvAwcQoaHh2KobY5CGVgFrz18fJSurNkkpGVZyVZH5SWB3bFtkjLeFpgDvudLD7pxEE9YL44CFsm3Ei2WzpWyKoYfPjDwSt6TgXEVG7c6pggcuf3Duu34?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invest in B.O.A.T. - The Opportunity is HUGE Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bust Out Another Thousand. That's what BOAT stands for. Here's another thing that boat owners will agree on: The two best days of a boat owner's life are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. I can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/invest-in-b-o-a-t-the-opportunity-is-huge-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/invest-in-b-o-a-t-the-opportunity-is-huge-right-now</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j3vjcADBYzygmXHdfBU5CYSho59sTe4ZoKTH8qFEfacVuE419pvJtg2Vr23mnaTH6C2FVbu7nuCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet 'My Guy' In Asia And See What He's Sharing With Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[On one of my last trips to Hong Kong, I got stuck in the air for over 16 hours. 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If you’re not invested in one of those companies]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/want-to-make-some-money-get-involved-in-one-of-these-4-big-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@codyshirk/want-to-make-some-money-get-involved-in-one-of-these-4-big-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyshirk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 04:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsRZHUgJ6GF8o4zcrwsSsxUByFAk5ZZ15SQe1K1rTnghG95C4GaH8rNDjamuDHrmTJVfBJxfXbU8afj8PbZUYoezEwK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>