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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Your reaction to the news of Sears’ bankruptcy would tell us a lot about your age and economic status growing up. But whether you’re sad and nostalgic because there’s another nail in the coffin of an iconic piece of Americana … … or you’re completely oblivious because the Sears brand has no meaning or relevance
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We all have beliefs that guide our investment decisions … even when we don’t put much thought into them. Sometimes we don’t even know what we believe, until we’re sitting in a pile of rubble asking ourselves, “What the heck was I thinking?” So sometimes it’s smart to slow down to go faster … investing
Forming a real-world investment thesis … Read More »
Regular readers know we follow the news pretty closely. Well, okay … we’re obsessive compulsive news junkies. But for good reason! The economy and underlying financial system (two VERY different things) form the environment all our money-making ventures exist in. When the financial winds change, alert investors adjust their sails to put the wind at
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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.
Is THIS what China and Russia are REALLY doing … Read More »
This past September 15th marked the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the iconic Wall Street investment bank, Lehman Brothers … after 158 years in business. While there were several notable events which heralded the arrival of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression of 1929 … … Lehman’s failure can arguably be considered
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When it comes to cash flow from real estate, we LOVE “sustainable”. There’s nothing worse than vacancy and turnover to ruin your income stream. Of course, your income comes from tenants. And if the cost of living (food, gas, healthcare) is going up faster than their wages, it puts pressure on your tenants’ ability to pay
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Protecting your money in today’s highly uncertain economy is surely very challenging. Remember when real estate equity and bank accounts were considered among the SAFEST places to keep your savings? Today, real estate equity has disappeared – and for many people even getting access to whatever equity they still have is next to impossible. Boy,
8/22/10: What is Your Risk Paradigm? A Life or Debt Decision Read More »
Do you remember the old “new” economy? That was the one where technology companies could go public without profit. In some cases, they didn’t even need revenue. Ahhhh, those were the days. The new “new” economy (the Great Recession one) hasn’t been nearly as fun – unless you’re an old school entrepreneur. That’s the kind
7/25/10: Entrepreneurs in the New Economy – Getting Paid to Solve Problems Read More »
In case you hadn’t noticed, the rules of the real estate game have changed a lot over the last 2 years – much of it driven by dramatic changes in where mortgage money comes from and how it gets to market. In this broadcast, The Real Estate Guys talks about the current state of the
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