Any avid econo-geek who wants to actively study monetary trends, international economics or financing in general is destined to encounter the multitudes of conspiracy theories surrounding these topics.

It's difficult to not find articles hinting at the shadowy intentions of the Federal Reserve Bank, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Bilderberg Group, the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, the Morgans and on and on and on...

The amount of information available regarding such world-affecting, wealthy, private citizens is almost impossible to decipher making sound decisions regarding them equally cumbersome.

The countless loops of information, disinformation, confusion, and misinterpretations always bring me back to the present;  What does all of this have to do with me and how does it affect my ability to attain financial independence?

I'm reminded of the book, The Richest Man in Babylon.  In it, it explains that the same actions, traits, beliefs and characterstics it took for a man to become rich in ancient Babylon, are the same actions, traits, beliefs and characterstics it takes to become rich today.

If there really are untouchable, nefarious, monetary gangsters gradually usurping the financial power of the globe, what else can I do to financially secure myself and my family but to build a business and invest smartly in real estate?

The question is rhetorical and it brings into perspective one's priorities.  Maybe today I won't loosen the grip of the financial elite who may or may not be systematically dismantling the global economic fabric, but I can improve my product and service, focus my marketing message more and, maybe, write a blog that will encourage others to do the same.

-beasley