In August 1971, President Richard Nixon went on national television and shocked the world by defaulting on the gold-backed dollar system created at Bretton Woods in 1945. Up to that point, dollars were essentially coupons for real money … gold. Foreign dollar holders could turn in their dollars and walk away with gold at $35 per ounce. […]
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In this week’s perusal of the news, this headline caught our attention … Bank of America declares the “end of the 60/40” standard portfolio Market Watch 10/15/19 We know it SEEMS like a pretty benign article … irrelevant to real estate investors. But au contraire mon frère … There’s actually quite a bit of useful intelligence packed
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Lending is a big part of real estate investing … but sometimes your situation doesn’t fit the traditional lending mold. If you … or your deals … require out-of-the-box funding … have no fear! There is a great, big, wide world of alternative funding solutions just waiting to be discovered. And the payoff can be
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The real estate game is all about the long game. It’s a process of learning … and often a rollercoaster of rapid growth, steady plateaus, dips, and rising back. The key for investors is to always be pushing to the next level. So … we’re talking about how to do just that. We’re ready to
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The ghosts of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 still linger (as they should) in the minds and hearts of seasoned real estate investors … … even though it’s been a an equity party for the last 10 years. Of course, no one wants to hear it might be ending. Then again, every new beginning
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You probably know The Avengers Endgame is the culmination of a 22-film decade-long extravaganza of EPIC story-telling. What you may not know is how many great real estate investing lessons surround The Avengers Endgame. Here are just a few … and don’t worry, there are no spoilers! Lesson 1: Businesses and their jobs will move to
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It may sound like a medical condition, but an aphorism is actually a concise, memorable expression of a general principle or truth. We learned one of our favorites from a carpenter … (no, not THAT carpenter, though He had some good ones too) who advised … “Measure twice, cut once.” That’s a LOT of wisdom
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It’s hard to watch the financial news these days and not get the feeling the fragility in the financial system we’ve been concerned about … is starting to show. We grew up in California and learned as kids how to react to an earthquake … Get away from glass and hide under the shelter of a desk
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With less than 7 weeks remaining in 2018, we’re taking a short break from our obsessive-compulsive perusal of the financial news. Because with an exciting New Year about to begin … full of hope, challenges, and opportunities … it’s a great time to focus on some important fundamentals. Lesson# 1: Invest in yourself first and
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No doubt you’ve heard Facebook’s stock face-planted recently. But just in case, here’s the whole gory story in just three headlines over five days … Facebook stock hits record high ahead of earnings – MarketWatch 7/25/18 “Investors … continue to shrug off … gaffes … with privacy and security … Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg …
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