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Charles Schwab financial advice in Banking, Insurance & Loans ·
Look, I’m telling you... I don't care if you're some Ivy League economics professor, a certified Wall Street wizard, or whatever other fancy title you've got slapped on your business card. What matters is what I said earlier—real-world experience and actual skin in the game.
I was talking to this guy the other day—claims to be a big-shot financial expert or something—and after he started pitching me some tiny little stock from a small-cap firm over here in the States, I decided to grill him a bit. Wanted to see what he actually knew about the company. All he could do was drone on about their product being "high potential" and throw a bunch of numbers at me—who knows, math, spreadsheets, whatever. So, being an idiot, I asked him about the actual vibe inside the office—you know, how the culture is, what they pay people, if everyone is working eighty-hour weeks, all that "irrelevant" stuff. Finally, I just asked straight up: "Did you actually buy any of these shares?" His answer? A total cop-out. "Well, you see, given my current position..." blah, blah, blah. Then I asked what *he* invests in personally. And again... just more "well, you see..." nonsense.
So I told him, screw you and your "expert" advice.
Charles Schwab financial advice in Banking, Insurance & Loans ·
So, what you’re actually trying to tell me is that after fifteen years as a pro—someone who supposedly knows the market inside and out, understands all the regulations, the whole nine yards—you haven't used any of that expertise to put your own skin in the game? Like, you haven't invested a dime of your own money to prove your advice isn't just some reckless gambling with everyone else's hard-earned cash?
Give me a break... that sounds completely ridiculous.
Look, I know my way around an investment portfolio. Period. Because of that, my rule for listening to anyone claiming to be an expert is pretty simple: I want to see their net worth, I want to see where they've put their money, and I want to see actual, boots-on-the-ground experience using their own capital (I don't care if they had to take out a loan from Chase to do it, honestly). At the end of the day, I need to like the person and feel like they aren't a total fraud.
How to send money to an e-gold account? in Economy ·
You’re good to go—your Intel card will work just fine.
You can pull up to $1,227.20 over a 60-day period, though they do tack on some tiny little fee for the privilege.
Honestly, it's my absolute favorite service because I’ve never run into a single headache using them.

Other than that, I can't exactly bail you out since I've completely drained all my bank accounts.

🙂
How to send money to an e-gold account? in Economy ·
I don't get it—are you trying to move money into your own account or someone else's?
Look, either way, there is no way you can just walk into a bank and wire this directly. It doesn't work like that.
If you're looking to top up your own balance, you’ve gotta use one of those third-party services
Check out the top left corner—Exchange Services
Basically, if you have an account with something like StormPay or PayPal, you can just send the cash from there.

And if you’re trying to send it to another person? Yeah, you still have to go through those same services.

Oh, and another thing—you’re gonna need a credit card, something standard like a Visa or a Mastercard.

There's a third option where you find someone who already has gold sitting in their account, and they send it wherever you want while you pay them back in USD. But honestly? Finding someone like that is like finding a needle in a haystack.😁 — and you'll probably end up paying a massive fee too...
You could also try tracking down someone who has a balance sitting in a StormPay or PayPal account and just hand them cash in exchange for them sending the transfer.

Man, now I'm getting all tangled up in my own explanation myself!😁
Charles Schwab financial advice in Banking, Insurance & Loans ·
banderas 👍 👍 👍

Degrees? Certifications? Man, who even cares about all that nonsense.
For me, there’s really only one metric that matters—it’s how much money the guy giving me advice actually has in his own pocket. If his entire livelihood depends on scraping together commissions from people he's "advising," then we aren't even on the same planet. We have nothing to talk about.
Best antivirus software recommendations? in Software ·
crnjak said:Who’s actually going to be digging up a new US username and password every single month??

If you're talking about Node, I saw some stuff in the news feeds saying they're pushing for monthly passes—but honestly, my Kaspersky Pro is already set and good to go for the whole year.😁
Best antivirus software recommendations? in Software ·
Oh, me too! Seriously, same here! 👏
I’m thinking McAfee 😁
Google Docs vs. Google Sheets... in Software ·
😂 😂 🤣 🤣 😂 😂
Man, that actually puts me in a better mood! Thanks! Seriously, thanks!👍

But alright, let's get down to brass tacks here... what you're really looking for is Microsoft Office—you know, the whole package with Word, Excel, and all those other little essentials. Honestly? Your best bet is just to sprint over to a buddy's place, bum a disc with Microsoft Office on it, and install it yourself. Or, even easier—just beg a friend to handle the installation for you. 😉
And as for MS-DOS? Yeah, forget about it. Just let that one go. 🙂
Here's another freebie for you guys

wget
🙂