Everyone seems excited, even giddy about the way the stock market has rebounded from its lows of last spring. They point to that as the “green shoots” indicating the economy is turning the corner.
However, there are some problems with this theory. Not the least of which is institutional money is not moving into the market. [...]
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In 1993, the last democrat administration put together a plan to seize 15% of all tax deferred retirement plans. At that time, the combined value of the plans were over $7 Trillion.
The reason given at the time? To shore up Social Security.
They were ready to push it along with the health care plans being put [...]
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Yes, that probably does sound familiar to you. It is what Yoda said to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
But, I am not talking about some kind of metaphysical failure here. I am talking about those who want to be real estate investors and yet never see much, if any success.
Over the [...]
Over the years, I’ve read a lot of guru materials. At the predecessor of the Field Guide for Real Estate Investors we used to do extensive evaluations of guru materials. A member would purchase a book, ebook, home study course, etc and send it to us to be examined and evaluated. That experience taught me [...]
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The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, is going to choke new lending for homeowners and small investors alike.
Why? How could something designed to help these homeowners turn out to do more harm than good?
I am glad you asked.
This bill allows a bankruptcy judge to reduce the principle owed on a mortgage. At first blush [...]
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