Ask The Guys is our radio segment where YOU ask us your burning questions … and we give our best shot at answering them. Lately, we’ve received so many excellent questions we decided to do not one, but TWO episodes of Ask The Guys! In this first installment, we discuss finding deals that make sense, […]
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In one of his many excellent commentaries, our good friend and multi-time Investor Summit at Sea™ faculty member Simon Black points out the last time this happened the market crashed. The market he’s referring to is the stock market … and the event is stock brokerage firm Charles Schwab opening new accounts at the highest pace in 17
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On his Peak Prosperity podcast, first time Investor Summit at Sea™ faculty member Chris Martenson interviews financial pundit Grant Williams. Williams isn’t a real estate guy (that we know of). He’s a former paper trader who spends a big chunk of his time studying, thinking about, and commenting on financial markets. We listen to guys
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They say the U.S. “recovery” began in June 2009. And though it’s been one of the weakest recoveries in history, it’s also been one of the longest. Today, we have record high stock prices and record high debt. (Coincidence? Perhaps.) Common sense alone says the probability of a stock market correction and economic recession are
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Just six weeks into 2017 and it seems there’s sunshine everywhere. In fact, according to a recent article, Fannie Mae’s chief economist Doug Duncan told a group of financial professionals he sees no recession in sight. The Naples Daily Times reports Duncan’s team “forecasts economic activity in the U.S. will grow by a conservative 2
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We’ve heard some chatter in the news about regulations restricting travel. Apparently, China’s restriction on the movement of capital is affecting global real estate markets. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out this January 26 Bloomberg headline … China’s Army of Global Homebuyers is Suddenly Short on Cash “China’s escalating crackdown on
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Social justice and equality, like their inverse, social injustice and inequality … can be polarizing political themes. But this isn’t a political commentary, so keep an open mind! Robert Kiyosaki has been warning for many years the rich would get richer … the poor would get poorer … and the middle class would be squeezed.
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When you look at successful people, from the outside, it might seem they’ve just gotten lucky. We think “luck” is what happens when you’re prepared at the right time. There’s no such thing as an “overnight success.” Your ability to be successful in real estate depends on your ability to get educated, take action,
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Well, that didn’t take long… We recently alluded to the possibility of rising rates…whether the Fed raised them or not. Then lo and behold, this headline popped up in our news feed: Treasury Yields, Mortgage Rates Rising at Record Pace Of course, rates are still crazy low. But the move is noteworthy… beyond the obvious
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Options are one of the most interesting yet misunderstood tools in an investor’s tool box. And how you think of them depends on whether you’re a Wall Street investor or a Main Street investor. Wall Street investors use options (puts, calls, LEAPs, etc.) to create profits, hedge positions (stop losses), and to speculate on uncertainty.
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