Judging by the volume of commentary from a parade of pundits on every major financial news outlet … .. you’d think stocks are the undisputed champ for wealth building. Meanwhile, real assets … things like real estate and gold … are largely ignored as boring relics for the unsophisticated and fearful. Then a pesky thing …
The BEST performing asset classes of the last 20 years … Read More »
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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It’s a fan favorite … another edition of Ask The Guy for this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ radio show! We take on lots of great questions from our fabulous audience, including how to choose a good real estate market … which important trends to track and how … one of the most important jobs …
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Boots-on-the-Ground Market Insights: Legal/Syndication Are blind funds totally blind?Are you best positioned to move quickly and get the best deals? How much of the COVID-19 trainwreck will be permanent damage? Russell Gray, co-host of The Real Estate Guys™ Radio Show, talks with Mauricio Rauld to get a pulse on Real Estate Syndication Law and the …
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If you’ve ever been in a crowd when something surprising happened … or even in a game of musical chairs, you know … … people respond VERY differently when stressed. Some think, decide and act very quickly. Experience, confidence, coaching, and maturity are all factors. Then there are those who act quickly … without thinking. It doesn’t always end badly, …
Mega-billionaire investor Warren Buffett made big news recently when he made a move into gold mining shares … while dumping big banks and Goldman Sachs. This surprise move is notable for several reasons and there are important lessons and actionable insights for Main Street real estate investors. While we could dive into how this move is being construed by some as a vote of …
Six valuable lessons from Warren Buffett’s shocking move … Read More »
When things are moving fast, windows of opportunity open and close quickly. Those not aware and prepared either miss a good thing … or step in a bad thing. Yuck. Headlines are SCREAMING right now. Things are moving FAST. But in all the noise, messages can be missed. We’re certainly not experts … just two guys with microphones, …
Gold at record highs and mortgage rates at record lows … Read More »
As Ernest Hemingway famously wrote in The Sun Also Rises … “How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways: Gradually, then suddenly.” Of course, this isn’t the only great excerpt from this classic book … “Everyone behaves badly … given the chance.” These two excerpts sum up the world’s financial condition … and the policymakers who’ve been driving …
It sounds BAD… but it can be VERY good … As we write, silver is soaring … from $18 to $23 (a 27% gain) in just a few days. Equity happens … in metals too! We’ve been talking about precious metals for years. Watching metals is one of the important lessons from the 2008 crisis. What do …
What skyrocketing silver prices means to real estate investors… Read More »
Most investors don’t really know what it means … or what to do about it … Real estate investors are more likely to be interested in grading slopes than yield curves. And the Fed’s balance sheet? That’s REALLY esoteric and boring. BUT … the Fed is the most powerful and influential financial force in the world … …