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Show me the money

Academic definition:

A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity), where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. In primary markets, new stock or bond issues are sold to investors via a mechanism known as underwriting. In the secondary markets, existing securities are sold and bought among investors or traders, usually on a securities exchange, over-the-counter, or elsewhere. [source Wikipedia].

The truth:

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3 surefire ways to be rich

Of the countless books on the topic including tactical suggestion of putting a date of purchase and a date of completion on your toothpaste (of so-called expenditure control), I think George Samuel Clason summarized it best in his bestseller book, The Richest Man in Babylon:

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First lesson in aikido

Aikido, as we know it, is a defensive martial art (vs offensive martial arts like Muay Thai, fondly known as ‘the science of eight limbs’.) The founder, by the way is Morihei Ueshiba or known as O Sensei (which can be loosely translated to mean the great teacher). In honour of the teacher, a picture of O Sensei is usually placed in the dojo (i.e. training place) where students of aikido gather to train.