Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Get a Sneak Peek of My Invention

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About a month ago, I invited Slopers to help me test a new trading-oriented, web-based product I was starting to create. Dozens of non-disclosure agreements crammed my mailbox, and those testers have been quite helpful at improving the product and putting it through the paces.

But I need more Slopers to participate! This product is getting really exciting, but I need more bodies on 0521-inventors board.

Please download the SocialTrade NDA, read it, sign it (if you agree!), and either mail it to me or – – much, much preferred because of timeliness – – scan it and email it to me.

I really would appreciate having more folks joining to help with this exciting new product.

Final Thoughts on JP Morgan (by Mark St. Cyr)

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I was having a discussion on the JP Morgan news and was asked 'How would you have advised them differently? After all one would assume they have at the ready the best consultants or public relations firms money can buy advising them.'  Fair point, but the assumption that just because they have money to spend doesn't mean the value of the advice received will equal it. You can spend a near fortune obtaining worthless advice then spend nearly twice as much trying to repair the damage from the original investment. And the latter will always remain an open question of: 'If.'

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