The person who chases two rabbits catches neither … Another week and a thousand sub-plots and angles to the COVID-19 story and how all this might affect real estate investors. In a run-of-the-mill market gyration, those are usually fun and relevant rabbit-trails to go down. But there will be plenty of time for that later. […]
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Although there may be some debate about the true origin, cause, and date of the COVID-19 virus … there’s no doubt about its presence and impact today. And just as the health crisis began quietly, before exploding onto the scene, so it may be with the subsequent financial crisis. After all, if you’re not both an epidemiologist and paying
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Here’s another installment in the continuing saga of Crisis Watch 2020 … Last time, we discussed the scope and sequence for the mutation of the current health crisis into a potential dollar crisis. If you haven’t read it, try to fit it into your hectic sheltering-in-place schedule. We think it’s important to have context for the deluge of data,
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If you’re tired of hearing about the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis … get over it. We’re on the front end of a series of cascading crises that will likely affect every investor on the planet … including YOU. Pretending it’s not happening … or blindly trusting the great and powerful wizards behind the curtains … or pulling the
The next stop in the coronavirus cascading crisis tour … Read More »
Personal development guru Tony Robbins reminds people … “Success leaves clues.” The idea is that success isn’t purely a product of blind luck or extreme innate ability. For guys like us, that’s REALLY good news. Success is much more a matter of developing the knowledge and discipline to take aggressive action based on proven patterns and
Crossbreeding billionaire brilliance … Read More »
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more insane, the price of oil dropped all the way to NEGATIVE $37. Of course, it bounced back to a positive (but still very low) price of about $12. We’re guessing there’s a big opportunity somewhere in all of that … just like if rents crashed temporarily.
Inflation or deflation? That is the question … Read More »
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more insane, the price of oil dropped all the way to NEGATIVE $37. Of course, it bounced back to a positive (but still very low) price of about $12. We’re guessing there’s a big opportunity somewhere in all of that … just like if rents crashed temporarily.
Inflation or deflation? That is the question … Read More »
(Here’s a 5-minute money read) You probably know the global economy caught a virus and suffered a massive heart attack. Cash stopped flowing, creating a cascade of problems … … including individual cell damage, organizations and systems in danger of failing, and almost certainly … brain damage. So the monetary doctors at the Federal Reserve are infusing
An economy in triage … Read More »
Welcome to Part 2 of our discussion on the root cause of the current coming financial crisis and what you can do to survive and thrive. We got a lot of positive feedback on Part 1 (thanks for that!) and folks have been anxiously waiting for this Part 2. Fair warning: This is a whopper … and
Doing what you can to weather the storm … Read More »
It’s no secret we’re a couple of older dudes who got creamed in 2008. But like the economy, we bounced back. Unlike the financial system, we got the lessons. Read that again and think about it. If you got on board the real estate gravy train after the last crisis, congratulations … and welcome to your first
The root of the real crisis is being exposed … Read More »