While most Americans are fixated on the brouhaha surrounding the government shutdown, we’re thinking about something even MORE slimy … Oil. Long time followers know we’ve been watching oil for quite a while … and for a variety of reasons over and above the amazing tax breaks. Oil and energy have a substantial impact on the […]
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If you’re relatively young, Social Security is probably just an abstract concept and another bite out of your paycheck. But before you tune out, consider that the U.S. Social Security program creates both problems and opportunities for real estate investors of ALL ages … including YOU. Big picture … Social Security and Medicare make up
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Maybe it’s just us … But as we’re preparing for our Future of Money and Wealth conference … (our way of sharing our epic Investor Summit at Sea™ faculty with more people) … … we keep seeing headlines that make us think there’s more happening in the financial world than just a little stock market volatility … From Bloomberg on February 7th: Dollar
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“Are we in a real estate bubble right now?” Trust us, we’ve heard this question asked a LOT lately. In this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ show, we’ll dive into that question. We’ll discuss: The three components that converge to create market bubbles Why real estate is a good investment class for avoiding bubble
Avoiding Bubble Trouble – Tips for Hot Market Investing Read More »
Sometimes when the world seems to be spinning out of control and not much makes sense, it’s helpful … even necessary … to cling to something stable. Headlines are filled with wars, rumors of wars, natural disasters, senseless murders, endless divisive vitriolic political rhetoric, greed, corruption, hypocrisy … And that was just last week. No
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If you earn, save, borrow, invest, or denominate wealth in dollars, this CNBC headline might concern you: Why Being Long the Dollar is “Very Very Dangerous Right Now” Comments from readers showed people were confused … “Why being long the US dollar is ‘very very dangerous’ right now” … what the hell does that mean?”
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Oil matters to real estate investors. And not just for the obvious impact on the price of gasoline and your tenants’ budgets. It’s MUCH bigger than that. Let’s take a look… On November 13th we saw this headline: Crude Oil Getting Slammed This caught our attention because we’ve been watching oil for many reasons. First,
Is This Why Oil Prices Are Down? – Thoughts For Investors Read More »
The future of money, inflation, and deflation are just a few of the recent questions topics we’ve received from you, our listeners. So many great questions piled up in our email grab bag, Walter could barely carry them into the studio. Of course, Walter’s got those skinny little bird legs… So, let’s dive into your
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Could the Fed’s decision NOT to raise rates be basically an admission this “recovery” is a farce? If the economy can’t absorb even a token rate increase, it must be FAR from robust. As we’ve discussed, there’s simply not enough income (productivity) to service all the debt. It’s like a sub-prime borrower using a teaser rate to squeeze
The Fed FINALLY admits it… Read More »
And yet another great collection of challenging questions from our fabulous listeners! In the studio waxing down our microphones so we can surf the airwaves of radio excellence… Your waxing on beach bodied host, Robert Helms His wax off co-host, Russell Gray In this edition of Ask The Guys… Does it make sense to carry back financing with