It’s been a long, winding, and somewhat treacherous road. But here we are at the dawn of the next Presidential administration of the United States. It’s time to put away the popcorn and break out the champagne … or valium … depending on your feelings about the most controversial election in modern times. But as we […]
The Biden era begins … Read More »
As of this writing, the U.S. presidential election has yet to be formally certified. Both sides are claiming victory. There’s obviously a lot of disagreement. As investors trying to make long-term strategic decisions, the situation is challenging. After all, policy decisions affect the economic landscape we’re navigating. So knowing who has their hands on the levers is
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As of this writing, we’re not sure how the U.S. election turns out. But we’re guessing the cheering, fearing, wailing, and gnashing of teeth will go on for quite a while. But although there’s a LOT of clues in the news, investment strategy, or personal development philosophy topics we could yammer about … … we
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As political pundits debate debating, financial pundits are watching the 3D tennis match between President Trump, Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Powell. As discussed last time, this trio has been volleying stimulus demands back and forth for quite a while … even though the last round of stimulus ran out. Despite all this political pandemic pandering … so far, it’s not
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What a difference a week makes! Last time we commented on the big news about the world’s most famous real estate guy potentially using the tax laws to reduce his federal income taxes to virtually zero. Since then, as you probably know, the news has been dominated by President Trump’s illness, hospitalization, treatment, and return to the White House.
In search of stability in an unstable world … Read More »
Taxes, politics, and real estate investing might not be as salacious as sex, lies and videotape … but it’s arguably just as intriguing. By now we’re sure you’ve heard all the “outrage” about allegations the United States’ Real Estate Investor-in-Chief paid nearly no federal income tax. This shocks no one who understands real estate or the tax code, but
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Old dudes like us have fond memories of beer-belly laughing out loud at the hysterical antics of Peter Sellers’ Inspector Clouseau in the original Pink Panther movies. If you’ve never seen them, check them out. Two of the best are Return of the Pink Panther (1975) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). Clouseau is
The Pink Panther strikes again … Read More »
With less than 7 weeks remaining in 2018, we’re taking a short break from our obsessive-compulsive perusal of the financial news. Because with an exciting New Year about to begin … full of hope, challenges, and opportunities … it’s a great time to focus on some important fundamentals. Lesson# 1: Invest in yourself first and
Seven lessons for better investing … Read More »
Lost in all the hype over Bitcoin and a red-hot stock market are the millions of people whose real incomes and purchasing power are slipping backwards. These are the folks falling into the wealth inequality chasm … which has largely been created by the financialization of the economy. “Financialization” is wonk talk for “making money”
Bad times can be good times for real estate investors … Read More »
In one of his many excellent commentaries, our good friend and multi-time Investor Summit at Sea™ faculty member Simon Black points out the last time this happened the market crashed. The market he’s referring to is the stock market … and the event is stock brokerage firm Charles Schwab opening new accounts at the highest pace in 17
Where there’s smoke … Read More »