<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:07:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@look4balance/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 7: Why is the value of Steem what it is. Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week clearly proofed that this question is extremely difficult to answer considering the market volatility. Steem was rather stable compared to almost all other cryptocurrencies, which I believe really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-7-why-is-the-value-of-steem-what-it-is-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-7-why-is-the-value-of-steem-what-it-is-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaQfqFXfDQ5A2KRCKvM7LA17psLEccLAsE652syGDcKeYsBP9g1Ys5sFH5sQBajaCdWVeWEZ9W7iiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 6: Why is the value of Steem what it is. Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night I had dinner with my brother (@Exyle) and besides a very enjoyable evening, we had a really interesting discussion about traditional finance and the value of cryptocurrencies. I was defending]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-6-why-is-the-value-of-steem-what-it-is-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-6-why-is-the-value-of-steem-what-it-is-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZqyQTsyADA52xERfUZ8cVXXfAAhnvWzvwmpNDz1jr72WesVqYfMEUiVrdfrLBi4dV2GTsqdVtpaWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 5: What is value? Traditional versus Crypto]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a person that likes logic. I hate it when I cannot get my head around an event or a concept. I trust my brother (@Exyle) unconditionally, but for me his absolute conviction in the success of Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-5-what-is-value-traditional-versus-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-5-what-is-value-traditional-versus-crypto</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:58:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZuAP7v6UdqZLprWq862fQq3xapsj8cCtrMWKrE4c3knoeT9ji4Dc1D1jB62hheWTk4N5D5SrSSoRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 4: The MOST important thing to understand in the world of finance! Picture time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a very short message, or actually: a picture. I came across this great graph on the internet. It really substantiates the point I tried to make in my previous two blogs (#2 and #3) about compound]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-4-the-most-important-thing-to-understand-in-the-world-of-finance-picture-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-4-the-most-important-thing-to-understand-in-the-world-of-finance-picture-time</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYkjRzmjALL1MjgE7ZioFbCCNZuEXzU7iKsYbKEAVUsa2gKw4LNVcXun8uNruDFgCB7sYRmJBuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 3: The MOST important thing to understand in the world of finance! Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Posting this third blog took a lot longer than expected. Although I had the structure in my head, I could not find enough free time to put it on paper. Fortunately, I am still within my once per week]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-3-the-most-important-thing-to-understand-in-the-world-of-finance-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-3-the-most-important-thing-to-understand-in-the-world-of-finance-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 21:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZsFPs4T4bH46f2gzpH1vu8NnoHqyGUM8b8FbXHwy721iVG5GxtzYzr2dYH14vNLaYMtt4wGkjH8jg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 2: The MOST important thing to understand in the world of finance! And a personal note…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much earlier than anticipated, I post my second blog. Work is still slow because of the holiday season and that freed up some time to write it. Hope you like it. Please take the time to go through this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-2-the-most-important-thing-to-understand-in-the-world-of-finance-and-a-personal-note</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@look4balance/blog-2-the-most-important-thing-to-understand-in-the-world-of-finance-and-a-personal-note</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 07:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjXPjz2n1jaaK7r6oJ8jJPihUKPHUs9LBmLawkwwTPT7nYaExhkoGWnz9ZuuJJT6Q4p1pJL9Ft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog 1: Has the world become crazy? And a short introduction…]]></title><description><![CDATA[To begin with the latter. To make it easy for most of you, I am the big brother of @exyle (although in physical terms I am his small brother as you can see in the picture). I was born in 1980 and raised]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@look4balance/blog-1-has-the-world-become-crazy-and-a-short-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@look4balance/blog-1-has-the-world-become-crazy-and-a-short-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[look4balance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuPdfVETTfXdmouV4fQewZGhD9P3a7bXcpk53gtY6Vy8hULGfW81TqZ7adoXmxewGHofEr4Sb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>