Pension Problems Piling Up … Anyone paying attention knows the world is facing a global pension crisis. And if you don’t think it will affect you … think again. Consider this report recently issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago … How Should the State of Illinois Pay for Its Unfunded Pension Liability? The […]
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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
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Every real estate investor is afloat in a vast economic sea. As an investor, it’s easy to believe you’re on stable ground … only to wake up and find you’ve drifted far from your goals. We believe SMART real estate investors (you!) have to act a bit like ocean biologists … tracking the winds, noting
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This edition of Clues in the News is coming to you from Bozeman, Montana, where we just wrapped up an insightful weekend at the Red Pill Expo with thought-provoking author G. Edward Griffin and other amazing speakers. Perhaps the mention of this conference provokes skepticism. Why attend, you ask? We’ve learned that as real estate
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In our latest episode, we take you to lively Las Vegas, where we’re at the National Association of Broadcasters Show. Visiting this city brings back a lot of memories. You see, we witnessed firsthand the glut of real estate in Las Vegas pre-recession and the freefalling prices that followed when the market crashed in 2008.
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Can real estate crash … and boom … at the SAME time? Sure. We were reminded of this when we dug into the following headline … New York Real Estate Prices Plunge in 4Q As Listing Days and Discounts SoarMaybe you don’t have any plans to invest in New York real estate … now or
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Here’s a chart residential real estate investors should find interesting… Source: Unprecedented Spending Trends in America, in One Chart, an article from HowMuch.net, a cost information website. If you can’t quite make it out on your screen, go ahead and click on it. Don’t worry, it won’t bite. But you’ll want to see the labels.
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Will your tenants be able to pay rent in three months? In a year? With so many unknowns, there’s no way you can see the future. We believe the best way to be prepared is arm yourself with information – and that’s where we can help. No, we don’t have a crystal ball. We
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There’s been lots of talk in the news lately about how and why rents are rising. Of course, if you’re already a landlord, that’s not bad news. And those who invested in residential rental property a few years back hit the trifecta of low purchase price, falling interest rates and rising rents. But that was then
08/16/15: Clues in the News – Is a Squeeze on Rising Rents in the Future? Read More »
In this edition of Clues in the News™, we take on the biggest story most real estate investors are ignoring…and discuss why we think it matters to real estate investors… In the studio to discuss China’s latest moves and the potential impact on U.S. real estate investors… Your clued in host, Robert Helms His clueless
04/26/15: Clues in the News – China’s Latest Attack on the Dollar…and YOU Read More »