We’re just back from yet another EPIC Investor Summit at Sea™. If you missed it, be sure to get on the advance notice list for 2020. It’s hard to describe how transforming and powerful the Summit experience is. So we won’t. Instead, today’s focus is on the flip side of the Fed’s flop on interest […]
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WOW … the news is FULL of things to keep an investor awake at night. Some of it’s so exciting, you can’t wait to seize the opportunity. Other things are so spooky, you want to pull the covers up and hope it’s just a Halloween gag. Right now, stock market investors are learning it can
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It’s no secret the United States has been at odds with both China and Russia lately. So what? What does it mean to Main Street entrepreneurs and investors? Maybe nothing. Or maybe a lot more than you think. Just a few months ago, Russia dumped a majority of the Treasury holdings. Three out of the last four months, China has reduced its Treasury holdings.
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The Art of the Deal meets the Art of War You’ve probably heard about the escalating trade war between the United States and China. Maybe you think it doesn’t really matter to you … or you aren’t sure how. But it’s a story we’re paying close attention to because we think there’s more to the
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Interest rates are a big deal for real estate investors … for many reasons. The first and most obvious reason is because interest rates are the price of the money you borrow to invest with. Higher rates mean higher payments and less cash flow. Of course, even when you pay cash for your properties, your tenants
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On March 26th, the Chinese launch their yuan-denominated oil contracts. Is that a big deal? Some people think so. Some say it’s just another incremental step towards a gradual shift in global economic power. Some say it means nothing. Most people have no idea it’s happening … and even if they do, have no idea
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The world economic order is under-going massive change right now. We’re literally watching it unfold in the daily news. Yet few investors really understand what’s happening and why … or what they can do to both grow and protect wealth during these historic times. “Those who can’t remember the past are doomed to repeat
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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
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If you’re a newshawk like us, you’ve probably noticed the world is a little crazy. Even something as mundane as money and wealth has become weird. The most obvious case in point is the dramatic rise and retreat of Bitcoin. In 2017, something triggered a rush of money into Bitcoin … driving it from $1000
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Imagine a scenario where a giant asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. When it hits, a huge portion of the world will be destroyed. Scientists and politicians know it’s coming. But it’s years away. Fearful of triggering panic, the information is suppressed. Even when leaks get out, they’re spun to seem insignificant. Of
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