The aftermath of the debt ceiling vote and the subsequent S&P downgrade just adds to the drama surrounding the U.S. economy. When you add the European debt crisis, talk of a QE3 on the heels of QE2, plus gold prices hitting record highs – it’s certain August 2011 will be remembered as a time when […]
8/7/11: August and the Economy Part 1 – Macro Market Perspectives from Two Mega Players Read More »
The U.S. debt ceiling debate of 2011 is one of the biggest financial stories since the mortgage meltdown set off a chain reaction of quantitative easing, government stimulus and swelling deficits. For the average person, a lot of this is so big and far away from Main Street, that watching, waiting and wondering seems like
7/24/11: Raising the Roof – How the Great Debt Ceiling Debate Impacts You Read More »
As Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli sang in Cabaret, “Money makes the world go ’round”! And, as we all found out in 2008, when the money stops moving, everything stops. So for the last three years, we’ve paid extra attention to the macro-economic factors which affect the availability and cost of capital. It’s become apparent
5/15/11: Smart Money in the New Economy – Empowering Today’s Entrepreneur Read More »
Investors are playing a vital role in helping the housing market heal. But who are these investors and how are they doing it? To find out, The Real Estate Guys™ get face to face with the CEO of a distressed property wholesaling company that “re-allocates” over 200 houses a month. In the radio ER for
5/8/11: Healing America…One House at a Time Read More »
Since we’re big shot jet-setters, we thought we’d fly our semi-private jet (the one we share with with 135 other Southwest Airlines passengers) over to Phoenix to visit Robert Kiyosaki in his Rich Dad studios. The author of mega-bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad has a new literary derivative (that’s financial lingo for “book”) called Unfair
3/20/11: Finding Your Unfair Advantage with Robert Kiyosaki Read More »
When we went to the National Hard Money Conference in Las Vegas, we met a guy who had over 30 years in commercial hard money lending. Based on that alone we wanted to talk with him. But because we’re busy prepping for our Secrets of Successful Syndication seminar, we were especially anxious to get perspectives
3/13/11: Commercial Lending Challenges and Opportunities – Be the Brainer Read More »