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Let's Effing Go!
At NCV Media, I recently published an AI article on a company that is known as Gemalgo, run by Sean Beaman. I pointed to how the quantitative investing software company is paying for advertisements on Meta's Reels and how they are promising a lot and using people's names without their backing. Well, Beaman, who is on LinkedIn, ir running a lot of ads there, including this one today: The advertisement has a video of Beaman, who says things about turning your money into 5X in f
Sep 81 min read


Questionable Real Estate Investments
I wrote about Saint Investment, a real estate investing company making big promises, warning potential investors, and it is not alone using Reels to pump itself. With stocks in a big bull market that is tiring and bonds under pressure, many investors are looking for other options, and real estate can be a good alternative perhaps. Two of the companies paying for ads on Meta's Reels are FISYN Investment and Skygate Growth Strategies. I was not familiar with either of these com
Sep 82 min read


Boring Investing Can Be Dangerous Investing
Saint is a word that suggests a holiness, and Saint Investment sure tries to come across as holy. The company is pushing its "boring" firm as a must-own opportunity on Meta's Reels. Nothing is more real than real estate, according to President Nic DeAngelo on his website. He says a lot in the video on that page, including how he could make more money than Warren Buffett If I had a dollar for every time I said to stop putting your money in volatile assets, I would richer than
Sep 64 min read


Another Fake Job Scam
This is an email that just showed up: I am looking for a job, but this is yet another bogus outreach. What makes me say this? Paul Wynne uses a gmail address instead of "Gilead Science" There really is someone at Gilead named Paul Wynne who has a LinkedIn profile So, what am I going to do? First, I am warning the public (again) to be very careful about these types of outreaches. Second, I will alert the real Paul Wynne. Third, I am going to get back to work on finding a job!
Aug 51 min read


How I Thwarted A Crypto Scammer
I thought I was being nice to someone who texted the wrong person in early June. We developed a friendship that lasted until June 22nd. I had my suspicions, but I also liked this person and the relationship we were building. It ended, but I share this because I want to warn people. We Meet It was Saturday, June 6th, and I got a text from 213-434-xxxx, an unknown number: I do get these types of messages occasionally, but they are often such obvious scams that I just block mes
Aug 17 min read


Job-Seekers Need to Avoid Scammers
I have been looking for a job for ten months now. I will discuss my processes and how they have evolved here, but first I want to share some news: Someone tried to steal information from me. I have reported it to the CFA Institute's Job page manager, Momentive, and I want to share it with the world. The Elms Bakehouse Scam One of my favorite ways to find a potential job is the CFA Institute's Jobs Page, open exclusively to CFA Institute members, which includes me. I am very
Jul 186 min read


People Can Be Evil
Bernie Madoff and Mark Anderson were bad people who did bad things and hurt many.
Sep 2, 20243 min read
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