PinnedMember-onlyHow Much Editors Make From Their PublicationsTake the number of published stories. Square that number. Add three to it. Take the square root, and then multiply by zero... That’s how much Publication Editors make. — Without question, one of the greatest privileges I enjoy on Medium is being the Editor of Fellowship Writers. Each morning, I uncover incredible stories, constructive comments, and words of encouragement from writers all over the world.Money4 min readMoney4 min read
Aug 21Member-onlyAre We In A Recession? The Answer Won’t Surprise You5 Ingenious Ways to Protect Your Financial Health Before a Storm — On July 28, 2022, the latest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) numbers were released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Within the report, there was a -0.9% print for the second quarter of 2022. …Money9 min readMoney9 min read
Apr 12Member-onlyHere is What the Inflation Numbers Really MeanUnderstanding the inflation (CPI) numbers using a simple math trick with real world examples. — There are plenty of articles in the financial news media reporting on inflation, and sadly they all share the same traits: Report the data and expect the reader to know what it means. Drawing conclusions and telling the reader who to blame. Printing vague definitions using the most convoluted financial…Money8 min readMoney8 min read
Mar 8Member-onlySpeculation Drives Gas Prices Up — AgainAnd the 1 Consumer Solution to Permanently Solve the Crisis — Stoking the fears of double-digit inflation, oil and gas prices have once again become the focus of worldwide attention. Some consumers attribute the rising energy costs to the war in Ukraine and the sanctions placed on Russia. Others associate the pain at the pump with inflation, currently accelerating at a…Oil9 min readOil9 min read
Mar 4Member-onlyJon Stewart Drops a Bombshell on Wall Street — Exposing How Retail Investors are Cheated4 unsettling takeaways that impact all retail investors — Stunning the world of finance on March 3rd, 2022 — Jon Stewart, the former host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, published a podcast on his YouTube Channel, The Problem With Jon Stewart — in which he revealed the numerous, and strikingly unethical ways Wall Street takes advantage of…Investing8 min readInvesting8 min read
Mar 1Member-only5 Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Cryptocurrency InvestmentTwist: He didn’t actually buy any Cryptocurrency! — Warren Buffett has invested in cryptocurrencies?! What? This can’t be true! That is what we thought when we read Buffett, Crypto, and investment in the same headline. After some digging, we want to clear some misconceptions. Here are the 5 Takeaways from Warren Buffett’s most recent cryptocurrency-related investment. 1. Buffett Never Invested in CryptocurrenciesWarren Buffett6 min readWarren Buffett6 min read
Jan 27, 2021Member-onlyFellowship Writers Community Stats: Week 12Another weekly report with tremendous results and statistics. — Each week as I go through the community’s stats, there is one metric I follow more closely than others. It is the average that correlates with member engagement, but more importantly — shows how hard our members are working to support each other by leaving a comment. What is the…Fellowship Writers4 min readFellowship Writers4 min read
Jan 20, 2021Member-onlyFellowship Writers Community Stats: Week 11Sharing several changes to the submission and acceptance guidelines for the Fellowship Writers community. — Last Week, our community achieved another milestone. We tallied an all-time high of 101 submissions. These were all of the stories sent to us to be featured. That is quite an achievement for our growing community. …Fellowship Writers4 min readFellowship Writers4 min read
Jan 12, 2021Member-onlyFellowship Writers Community Stats: Week 10The community has grown to nearly 400 members in 10 short weeks. — An average of 40 new members are joining our community every week. This is an incredible accomplishment. It is a level of growth that was unimaginable in the early weeks of our publication. In those days, we struggled to gain our first 50 members. …Fellowship Writers4 min readFellowship Writers4 min read
Jan 7, 2021Member-onlyMedium Fixes the “Comment as a Story” IssueI predicted it would happen. For proof, check out my previous story. — Nineteen days ago, I wrote a masterpiece. Okay, perhaps it was not a masterpiece, but it was a story with a solution. A fix for a problem that has plague Medium writers for centuries. Maybe not centuries, but a really long time. In my article, How I Separate My Comments…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
