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Some Comments Incorrectly Caught by SpamKarma
2008-01-17 14:59:00
Unfortunately dealing with the spamming scum of the world is required. So, we use technology and it is pretty good. But, sometimes is just does stupid things and has to be pointed back in the right direction. Such has been the case this month. A number of comments were incorrectly identified as spam and to compound ...
More About: General , Comments , Caught , Rect

I Just Wasn?t Ready the First Time I Picked Up This Book
2008-01-16 02:46:00
I remember the first time I picked up The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I skimmed through some of the pages and put it in my “to be read later” pile. I’m not really sure why I did that but it just did not resonate with me then. I had other things on my mind. But, ...
More About: Time , Book , First Time , Ready

I Wonder If Other Lenders are Looking At This as a Potential Loss Recovery
2008-01-15 15:29:00
I had an interesting instant message chat yesterday with a lawyer friend who has been approached by a major lender. Seems this lender is looking for local resources to follow-up on short sales after the closing. They want to make sure the “value” everyone agreed to at the short sale closing was really the “value” at ...
More About: Recovery , General , Interest Rates , Investing , Loss

Buy Stocks - Trade Options
2008-01-11 16:34:00
I am a long term investor. When I buy a stock it is because it is on sale and represents a great value. Which, by the way, is the same approach I take to real estate investing. But, even though I am a buy and hold stock investor, I am an options trader. Well, sort of. Let ...
More About: Stocks , Stock Market , Trade , Options

Financial Mergers are Starting
2008-01-11 13:40:00
Bank of America is in talks to take over Countrywide in an all stock transaction. The announcement could come as early as today. This will be interesting to watch because although Bank of America infused over $2 Billion dollars into Countrywide in the summer of 2007 in the form of loans, they are not Countrywide’s primary ...
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Consumer Confidence Declines - Again
2008-01-11 12:47:00
I like the RBC Cash Index because it seems to be constructed in a way to provide the least biased read on consumer sentiment of any index I know about. Notice I did not say it was unbiased, but the survey is taken in such a way as to minimize bias. The index was started in ...
More About: Politics , Consumer , Confidence

There is a lot I agree with in this article.
2008-01-10 21:47:00
http://seekingalpha.com/article/59740-cli nton-and-obama-hedge-fund-killers For example: I believe unless something happens either Clinton or Obama will be the next President. I know they both use class and wealth envy to stir up the masses. I know, in spite of the data showing otherwise, both of them push the myth of making the rich pay their fair share. I know neither of them understand ...
More About: Politics , Article

Bernanke Said Rates Will Go Down
2008-01-10 20:18:00
So, why wasn’t Wall Street impressed? In a speech today the Federal Reserve Chairman said they stand ready to continue to lower interest rates to prevent a recession. Should be really good news to stock market speculators, right? Yet, they seemed unimpressed. The markets did not react the way the clueless pundits expected. Sure, we saw a ...
More About: Politics , Inflation , Interest Rates , Rates , Bernanke

Well, When All You Have is a Hammer?
2008-01-08 14:02:00
you think every problem is a nail. Yes, I know it is a cliche’ and used too much, but in this case it is so true. Through the feedback page at the Field Guide, we received a comment from a nationally recognized guru. I am not going to disclose their name because I see no reason to ...
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Is This How the Liberals in This Country Want to Address the Healthcare Iss
2008-01-08 11:55:00
The London Telegraph reported Tuesday that the British government has a “plan to save billions of pounds from the NHS budget.” But it won’t come without enormous pain. “Instead of going to a hospital or consulting a doctor, patients will be encouraged to carry out ’self-care’ as the Department of Health tries to meet Treasury targets ...
More About: Politics , Liberals , Country , Healthcare , Address

Help Get The Word Out!
2008-01-08 04:12:00
The first issue of the Tactics and Tools Newsletter for 2008 went out today. The next issue is due out tomorrow. In these newsletters, starting tomorrow, we are going to offer segmented training that is available ONLY TO THE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS! Even the Field Guide members will not have access to these free learning opportunities unless they ...
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The Freecreditreport.com Ads are Cute, but VERY Misleading
2008-01-05 16:20:00
Especially the one with the guy singing about living in the basement of his new wife’s parents. The ad says they couldn’t get a decent home in the suburbs because she had defaulted on some old credit cards and he didn’t know this before he married her. It ends with him saying had they gone to freecreditreport.com ...
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Yeah, Okay, Fine, But Just Why Did It Go Out?
2008-01-04 22:22:00
On Thursday afternoon my internet connection to the world went down. Okay, a big so what with that. People lose their internet connections for short periods all the time. But, mine is DSL and there was no dial-tone on the line either. What’s more there was no DC voltage on the line. Curious, but no ...
More About: Technology , Fine , Yeah

Unemployment Numbers Take a Bg Jump Up
2008-01-04 14:34:00
The unemployment number for December jumped to 5% from 4.7% in November. Non-farm payroll increased by only 18,000 jobs which is essentially a wash. Meaning about as many jobs were lost as added in December. Remember, these are lagging indicator meaning, the fundamentals in the economy caused the drop in jobs growth, the drop in ...
More About: Stock Market , Real Estate Investing , Interest Rates , Investing , Numbers

Politics and Investing
2008-01-02 13:09:00
I have taken some heat for my post from a couple of days ago. So, I think a little clarification might be in order. I am not trying to affect political change with my writings here. I am trying to affect financial change, one person at a time. Does politics affect investing? Absolutely! But, I decided many ...
More About: Politics , Taxes , Immigration , Investing

Happy New Year!
2008-01-01 06:32:00
As I look forward to 2008, I am more nostalgic than usual over 2007. From an investing standpoint it was an incredible year. From a personal standpoint it was very challenging. What can we expect of 2008? Challenges? To be sure. Opportunities? Incredible ones. They are already showing up and being swallowed up by savvy investors. The holidays are ...
More About: New Year , Taxes , General , Happy , Happy New Year

As We End 2007 and Enter an Election Year?
2007-12-31 17:53:00
We have politicians talking about raising taxes on the rich because they aren’t paying enough. I always prefer facts to rhetoric so the numbers as reported by the IRS are interesting to examine. For the tax year 2000, prior to the current administration for those blinded by political hatred… The top 1% of tax payors paid 36.18% of ...
More About: Election , Enter , Year

Merry Christmas to All!
2007-12-25 06:00:00
And, if you are reading this on Christmas Day… WHY?!?!??!? Go spend time with the family. (I wrote this on the 21st and scheduled it to go live at midnight in the 25th.)
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Anyone Can Be An Investor!
2007-12-21 15:36:00
But, not everyone should be an investor. Warning! If you believe the hype of the gurus who say you can make millions starting with no cash, bad credit and a pile of debt… DON’T READ ANY MORE OF THIS POST! You won’t like it and you will accuse me of being a dream stealer. You have been warned. Still ...
More About: Real Estate Investing , Investing , Investor , Mentoring

What?s Wrong With The Stock Market?
2007-12-20 14:18:00
After all, it got the rate cut the pundits said it wanted and needed to move back into bullish territory. Well, not exactly. While the Fed did cut the rate twenty-five basis points they included verbiage that made it clear they are not likely to continue the reductions, unless something happens. The markets were then spooked and ...
More About: Stock Market , Market , Stock , Wrong

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