If you really care about your money, chances are you’ve watched more than your fair share of financial shows. If so, you’ve probably seen or heard Peter Schiff. He’s a hard guy to ignore…not that you’d want to. We know we’d be better off had we been listening to him back in 2006 when he […]
Who is Peter Schiff and why is he on the Summit at Sea? Read More »
Whatever you may think about the Federal Reserve or its motives and contributions, one thing is certain: The Federal Reserve has a profound impact on the supply and cost of capital. This alone makes paying attention to the Fed an important part of any investor’s routine market vigilance – and real estate investors are no
7/15/12: Banking, Monetary Policy and Real Estate Read More »
As Halloween approaches, we wanted to pick a spooky topic to kick off the week. We’ll follow it up next with our annual edition of Halloween Horror Stories, so stay tuned! For this episode, our topic is The Creature from Jekyll Island. For the uninitiated, this is the title of the epic and iconic expose
10/23/11: The Creature from Jekyll Island – A Conversation with G. Edward Griffin 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 »
As we’re guiding our real estate sailing ship through the choppy economic seas of the past few years, we’ve learned the wisdom of having a lookout watching the horizon for threats and opportunities. We also like to compare notes with other sailors – especially those whose lookout platforms are higher up than ours. They can