Robert Kiyosaki says, “Savers are losers”. Does this mean you should consume more than you produce, or that saving is bad? Of course not. There are multiple meanings to the Savers are Losers concept. In addition to drawing a distinction between working for money (saving) versus having money work for you (investing), there’s the problem […]
12/29/13: Thinking Outside the Buck – How Savers Can Avoid Being Losers Read More »
John Denver once sang, “Life on the road is kinda laid back.” Not for us. But thank God we’re real estate guys. For you youngsters, this is a reference to a classic John Denver tune, Thank God I’m a Country Boy. You know…John Denver? Rocky Mountain High? Blond hair, little boy haircut, high voice? No?
11/24/13: Follow the Money – Clues Where the Economy is Headed Read More »
The dollar has been on a steady decline since Nixon took it off the gold standard in 1971. Since then, the dollar has lost a staggering 80% of its purchasing power. Ouch. The flip side of a falling dollar is that it takes more of them to buy anything that’s real. That’s why that gallon
10/20/13: Real Asset Investing – Using Hard Assets to Hedge Against a Falling Dollar Read More »
The real estate we love to invest in floats in an economic sea teeming with other financial and political life forms. And each of these denizens of the dollar (after all, the greenback is the world’s reserve currency…at least for now), have an impact on the overall financial ecology. There are symbiotic relationships, predators and
7/28/13: From the Floor at Freedom Fest – Coffee, Coins and Capital Controls Read More »
Gold, oil, interest rates, the dollar and the Dow. These are just a few of the many market indicators captains of investment funds watch. But what, if any, importance do these items have for real estate investors? In the studio to muse on the meaning of moving market metrics: Your captain of conversation, Robert Helms
7/7/13: Moving Market Metrics and What They Mean to Real Estate Investors Read More »
This is the fifth and final part of our five part series on the “great debt ceiling debate” written as an accompaniment to our radio show broadcast and podcast, “Raising the Roof – How the Great Debt Ceiling Debate Impacts You”. You can download the episode on iTunes or find it on our Listen page.
The Great Debt Ceiling Debate – Part 5 Read More »
Central banks around the world have been pumping “liquidity” into their respective economies since 2008. In the USA, the Fed has gone through two rounds of “Quantitative Easing” (QE1 and QE2) and has been talking about a third. Meanwhile, the government is piling up debt at a record pace. What does it all mean? And
2/20/11: The Coming Wave of Inflation – Profiting When the Levee Breaks Read More »
The Real Estate Guys™ sit down and talk with Steve Forbes about jobs, the economy and real estate. We don’t know about you, but any time a billionaire, a CEO of a major company, a best selling author or a legit presidential candidate is willing to sit down and chat, our response is always, “Yes!”.
8/15/10: How Capitalism Will Save Us – An Interview with Steve Forbes Read More »
WHO KNEW the crash was coming? Lots of people have been reverse engineering the causes of the financial crisis. It’s easy(er) to be smart when operating from hindsight. But when someone gets it right for the right reasons BEFORE the event occurs…well, that’s just impressive. Peter Schiff is one of the few guys who called
8/8/10: Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You! Peter Schiff Reveals How He Predicted the Crash Read More »
Imagine being a passenger boarding the Titanic for its maiden voyage. Today, we all know how that story ended. But what would you have paid to know what was going to happen BEFORE it happened? Or at least while there was still time to save yourself and your loved ones? The US economy has long
The Great Wealth Transfer is Underway! Which side are YOU on? Read More »