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Ten Rules of Financial Sophistication

"I don’t want a nation of thinkers. I want a nation of workers."   —John D. Rockefeller Written by Ingemar Anderson with the help of  GPT-3, an  artificial intelligence model. I have developed ten rules to remind myself to stick to my investment strategy. Of course, the list is not complete, but it is a start. Please feel free to add your own rules at the end of this chapter that you feel should be used to manage any of the five asset classes money, securities, commodities, real estate, and businesses.   1. Never buy an asset above market price This first rule seems to be an obvious statement. However, I have seen too many times that investors end up paying too much for an asset. I do intensive research before I buy, I do my due diligence and always try to understand the seller to get a better deal. Paying cash will always be an incentive for the seller to sell quicker. 2. Focus on assets that create income By following only these first two rules, buying primarily assets that

Democracy Lives in a Small Circle Surrounded by Extremism

Yes, democracy lives in a small circle surrounded by Extremism. This is why we need to be careful with letting some of our fellowmen overstep the boundaries of democracy. As we know, many countries have crossed the line between authoritarianism and anarchism many times in history.  Today, I know of people who feel drawn to rabble-rousers and autocratic figures who openly claim to abandon the circle of democracy. Their unhappiness with the current system and themself seem to make them blind to obvious logical consequences of extremism.  As the above illustration suggests, a world outside of democracy has no functional justice system, an immoral society, and an unconstitutional government. In such a world, people live either in a lawless society in chaos and anarchy, or they live in a tyranny ruled by a feared dictator.  Unfortunately, some people even wish for such a world or they cannot fathom the dire consequences if such a world would in fact come upon us. Some people might not be aw

A nation of workers

  "I don't want a nation of thinkers. I want a nation of workers."   —John D. Rockefeller, 1903 In 1903, John D. Rockefeller said during an event of the founding of the General Education Board  "I don't want a nation of thinkers. I want a nation of workers."  Almost 120 years later, it is clear that his wish was honored and became true. For 120 years, too many of us became workers that produced the most amazing products and services. But these workers also created something extraordinary: artificial intelligence. With GPT-3 developed by the OpenAI organization, a machine has been created that can almost think like a human, and in many cases even better and faster. Today, machines basically consist of two components, one physical and one mental. The mental part is growing exponentially, some even expert an information processing explosion in the coming years. The other part is the physical part, which we call robots.  It is predicted that both, the mental and

The Terms of a new Form of Capitalism

In my book The Wealth of Generations , I am introducing new big concepts and terms that have the potential to transform our out-dated capitalistic model into a new capitalistic paradigm. Here are some of them: Cash-Cow Diagram or Asset Quadrant The Wheel of Wealth Human-centered Capitalism IDEA (Innovation, Development, Execution, Acceleration) Wealthism Investor Levels The Five Asset Classes The Two Laws of Wealth   The Leverage Indicator The Two Laws of Gernarational Capital 

Born Rich is not only a Privilege

Jamie Johnson, in his documentaries and public statements, makes a very good point. Born rich is not only a privilege, it is also a responsibility and often a burden. 

The Transition from Nation-Centered Capitalism to Human-Centered Capitalism

  The transition will be extremely painful. Are you ready? https://www.iotforall.com/impact-of-artificial-intelligence-job-losses#:~:text=A%20two%2Dyear%20study%20from,the%20world's%20current%20human%20labor. www.ingemar-anderson.com The Rate of Change Ever since technological evolution started, the rate of improvement has been exponential. For example, Moore’s Law originated around 1970 and states that processor speeds or overall processing power for computers will double every two years. That is exponential growth, and it was proven correct for the past decades—even though the speed of processor improvement has slowed down somewhat in recent years due to technological limitations of materials used to make processors, growth on average is exponential over a longer time. Past technological improvements have taken many jobs, and many new job categories have been created. People were able to adapt, relearn new skills, and find new employment in areas that technology could not replac

By 2030, AI will wipe out 29% of all U.S. jobs, only creating 13%

The Rate of Change You should be alarmed.  Ever since technological evolution started, the rate of improvement has been exponential. For example, Moore’s Law originated around 1970 and states that processor speeds or overall processing power for computers will double every two years. That is exponential growth, and it was proven correct for the past decades—even though the speed of processor improvement has slowed down somewhat in recent years due to technological limitations of materials used to make processors, growth on average is exponential over a longer time. Past technological improvements have taken many jobs, and many new job categories have been created. People were able to adapt, relearn new skills, and find new employment in areas that technology could not replace yet. But what if the rate of technological improvements surpasses the maximum speed of how fast people can change their careers? This moment in time has silently started three decades ago. Since 1990, productivit