Newsfeed: A $5 Trillion ‘Wealth Shock’ Is Cracking Americans’ Nest Eggs
The world’s richest nation is waking up to an unpleasant and unfamiliar sensation: It’s getting poorer.
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Newsfeed: Former Fed economist Stephen Roach sounds the stagflation alarm: ‘The markets are not even close to discounting the full extent’
A combination of high inflation and slowing growth is setting the U.S. on a path to stagflation, according to a renowned former Federal Reserve economist Stephen Roach.
Newsfeed: Stock Panic Spreads To Credit: Goldman Halts CMBS Deal Due To Surging Market Volatility
While Powell may remain oblivious to the stock market turmoil crushing momo daytraders and billionaire Tiger cub “hedge funds” who have no idea how to trade when the Fed is not propping up their books, once the equity chaos spreads to bonds and other credit products, that’s when the Fed always begins to panic.
Newsfeed: Buffett Blasts Bankers For Turning Stock Market Into “A Gambling Parlor”
After a tumultuous week of violent lurches higher (but mostly lower), the S&P 500 has ended April with its worst start to a year since the start of World War 2…
Newsfeed: Inflation And Your Portfolio: How To Control Your Investments When Prices Are Rising
Inflation has turned from transitory to pernicious, with some economists even raising the specter of a 1970s-style wage-price spiral.
Macroeconomics and Real Estate Investing
George Gammon from The Rebel Capitalist joins us for an engaging discussion about the important relationship between macroeconomics and real estate investing. It’s good to keep an eye on the bigger picture of what’s going on in the world … it can all have an impact on real estate. After all, what good is it …
Coronavirus could be coming to Main Street …
By now you’ve probably heard about the coronavirus. It’s big news and appears to be getting bigger … and there are MANY angles on the story. Of course, we’re just The Real Estate Guys™ … not the virus guys … so we’re not qualified to have an opinion on the health risks or odds of a global …
A reality check you can cash …
If you’ve been around awhile, you know there are optimists, pessimists, and realists. Optimists see the upside and sunshine in everything. They’re chargers and they’re not afraid to take bold … even impulsive action. Of course, optimists sometimes run full-speed into a brick wall they COULD have seen, but chose not to … because it …
Preparing for the mega-trends of the next decade …
We realize it’s only the START of 2019 … But 2019 is the LAST year of the second decade of the 21st century. And with our annual goal setting workshop coming up this weekend, we’re in the mood for thinking ahead. Like a decade ahead. Perhaps you should too … After all, real estate investing is based on long-term …
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A potentially big real estate story for 2019 …
While most Americans are fixated on the brouhaha surrounding the government shutdown, we’re thinking about something even MORE slimy … Oil. Long time followers know we’ve been watching oil for quite a while … and for a variety of reasons over and above the amazing tax breaks. Oil and energy have a substantial impact on the …