Will The Gold Standard Bring America Back?
Well, uh, maybe…maybe not. How’s that for an answer!? Unfortunately no one knows for sure, or I guess a more precise answer is that there is vehement disagreement on the issue.
“The Biggest Bond Bubble In History”
Who said this rather inflammatory statement? Well, if you guessed some college-aged Ron Paul follower or some equally zealous gold bug, you would be in err.
Newborns Don’t Need Shoes
I remember my first trip shopping with my mother after I found out I was pregnant with my first child. We began looking at everything I would need, and...
Pew Charitable Trusts Survey Banks for Transparency
The Pew Charitable Trusts is constantly watching the consumer market and doing research on their findings. Their goal is to inspire governmental change. Lately they have issued the...
Home Buying Turning Insane
In case you have not heard, you better have cash (either your own or borrowed or begged) to get into the US housing market. This is a real home buying...
Bracing For the Impact: Doubling of Interest Rates on Student Loans
There is a common question hovering around most college campuses these days. It usually goes, “Will my subsidized student loan rate double in the next coming weeks?”
How About Buying me Lunch? Time with Warren Buffet
While my knowledge from afar of Buffet is favorable (he seems amazingly modest for a rich man), I have to wonder why anyone would pay multi-million dollars or even a...
Why You as an Investor Need Curb Appeal Technology
Never forget that most renters don’t even know what a landline telephone is. They all have cells. ”The widespread use of cell phones poses new challenges for apartment owner whose...
Housing Market Characteristics Show What We Value as a Society
Each year the Census Bureau looks at houses that are completed and sold. Basically they report the different characteristics for homes built and sold during the previous calendar year....
HRA-Another Set of Annoying Health Care Initials
It seem as if the health care industry is becoming like the defense industry with acronyms and initials identifying products and programs.
Are You Potentially a Big-Time Investor?
No, no quiz is necessary for this but do you ever wonder if you have what it takes to be more big time? Personally, I’ve always been a smaller investor....
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