Another not-so-subtle clue in the news … Fed chair Powell warns that commerical real estate values could plummet because of crisis … if “financial system strain’s re-emerge”. Notice Powell makes a distinction between the economy and the financial system. Health crisis > Economic Crisis > Financial System Crisis (credit markets and banks). The economy needs […]
Fed Warns of Significant Hit to Asset Prices If Crisis Grows Read More »
The Fed seems committed to propping up housing with nearly free money. It’s probably a good idea to grab all you can and lock it in long term while you have still have equity. Always nice to borrow cheap and long … to continue reading, click here >>
Mortgage Rates Seen Below 3% With Fed Buying Low-Coupon Bonds Read More »
Last week the Fed pumped over $200 billion of freshly printed cash into the repo market. Since then, the Fed’s upped the ante to $400 billion … and counting. For those young or asleep during the 2008 financial crisis … … back then, the Fed provided an infusion of $85 billion per month to keep
Now the Fed’s up to $400 billion … Read More »
It’s been a busy week of alarming financial news! Of course, events that rattle financial markets sometimes barely register to real estate investors. That’s because rents and property values aren’t directly involved in the high-frequency trading casinos of Wall Street. So while paper traders frantically scramble to avoid losses or skim profits from currency flowing
The Fed pumps $200 billion into system in THREE days … Read More »
People, businesses, and their money move around for lots of reasons. New jobs, better opportunities, tax incentives, high returns … the list goes on and on. Savvy investors monitor these constant migrations. They look for patterns and take action to capitalize on opportunities and avoid risks. All this movement affects supply and demand … especially
Market Spotlight – Markets on the Move Read More »
Warren Buffet. Also known as the Oracle of Omaha, this investing heavyweight spends a lot of his time doing one particular thing. It’s not scoping out new investments. Not chatting with folks in the investment industry. Not attending board meetings … although we bet he does spend a bit of time doing all of those
Clues In The News – Crisis and Growth Opportunities Read More »
Maybe it’s just us … But as we’re preparing for our Future of Money and Wealth conference … (our way of sharing our epic Investor Summit at Sea™ faculty with more people) … … we keep seeing headlines that make us think there’s more happening in the financial world than just a little stock market volatility … From Bloomberg on February 7th: Dollar
The REAL cause of rising rates … Read More »