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Investing NotesInvesting NotesFinally, a sane voice for rational investors. Speculators and the financially ignorant panic while the savvy investor thrives! Articles
Will They or Won?t They?
2007-09-18 11:52:00 The Federal Reserve Board is meeting later today and if you listen to the pundits this morning they seem almost giddy about the prospects of the Fed lowering the discount rate. What is more interesting is the expectation already built into the equity markets over this possible cut. The expectations are so high that a ...
What Does ?Best in the World? Really Mean?
2007-09-14 11:17:00 It isn’t a rhetorical question nor is it a trick question. I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I am going to do with my time moving forward as well as looking back and this is a recurring question. It is no secret I have a day job in addition to my investing ... More About: World , General , The World
What Does ?Best in the World? Really Mean?
2007-09-14 11:17:00 It isn’t a rhetorical question nor is it a trick question. I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I am going to do with my time moving forward as well as looking back and this is a recurring question. It is no secret I have a day job in addition to my investing ... More About: World , General , The World , Ally
Time Management and Motivation
2007-09-03 13:37:00 I find myself feeling lost since Ann died. My day is broken up into interesting and sometimes uncomfortable compartmentalized blocks. Some are filled with the requirements of a daily routine. Get up in the morning, shower, get my son ready for school, go to work. But, others are completely empty like, “check on Ann between meetings.” ... More About: Management , Time , Motivation , Time Management , Grief
Time Management and Motivation
2007-09-03 13:37:00 I find myself feeling lost since Ann died. My day is broken up into interesting and sometimes uncomfortable compartmentalized blocks. Some are filled with the requirements of a daily routine. Get up in the morning, shower, get my son ready for school, go to work. But, others are completely empty like, “check on Ann between meetings.” ... More About: Management , Time , Motivation , Time Management , Grief
It Is Not About What You Make?
2007-08-30 22:30:00 It is all about what you spend. I am still digging through the backlog of emails but one stopped me cold. It was a question entered on a website from a couple who want to invest in real estate because they see it as a way to increase their incomes. They explained in detail why they ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Make
It Is Not About What You Make?
2007-08-30 22:30:00 It is all about what you spend. I am still digging through the backlog of emails but one stopped me cold. It was a question entered on a website from a couple who want to invest in real estate because they see it as a way to increase their incomes. They explained in detail why they ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Make
Despite all the Talk, Will the Fed Cut Rates in September?
2007-08-28 14:25:00 This is a guest article from Tim Greene, he is one of the authors at The Real Estate Field Guide. The credit liquidity crisis has pushed the political dynamics into interesting territory. The markets have been expecting, often even demanding a cut in the Fed Rate for most of this year. It wasn’t needed and the ... More About: Talk , Rates , September , Sept , The Fed
Despite all the Talk, Will the Fed Cut Rates in September?
2007-08-28 14:25:00 This is a guest article from Tim Greene, he is one of the authors at The Real Estate Field Guide. The credit liquidity crisis has pushed the political dynamics into interesting territory. The markets have been expecting, often even demanding a cut in the Fed Rate for most of this year. It wasn’t needed and the ... More About: Talk , Rates , September
It Has Been a Very Difficult Two Weeks
2007-08-27 03:34:00 My wife battled breast cancer for over ten years and while her death cannot be categorized as completely unexpected it was none the less unexpected. Until a little over 48 hours before her death we really thought we were in another cycle like we had been in so many times before. Then the bottom dropped out ... More About: Grief , Been , Has Been , Weeks , Diff
It Has Been a Very Difficult Two Weeks
2007-08-27 03:34:00 My wife battled breast cancer for over ten years and while her death cannot be categorized as completely unexpected it was none the less unexpected. Until a little over 48 hours before her death we really thought we were in another cycle like we had been in so many times before. Then the bottom dropped out ... More About: Grief , Weeks , Diff
What Happens If You Cannot Work Your Investing Business?
2007-08-12 12:28:00 This is a guest article from Stacy McWhorter, one of our new authors at the Real Estate Investors Field Guide. We at the Field Guide are happy to have Stacy join us and I know the members there will benefit from her wisdom, experience and sage advice. Just about everyone who gets the real estate investing ... More About: Business , Real Estate Investing , Work , Investing , Mentoring
What Happens If You Cannot Work Your Investing Business?
2007-08-12 12:28:00 This is a guest article from Stacy McWhorter, one of our new authors at the Real Estate Investors Field Guide. We at the Field Guide are happy to have Stacy join us and I know the members there will benefit from her wisdom, experience and sage advice. Just about everyone who gets the real estate investing ... More About: Business , Real Estate Investing , Work , Investing , Mentoring
A Big Thank You to All Blood Donors
2007-08-11 23:02:00 As I sat today I watched as someone I very close to me received two units of blood and other blood derived products to counter some very severe and life threatening symptoms. No, it wasn’t from an accident or any kind of trauma like that even though that is what comes to most people’s minds ... More About: Blood , Hank , Dono
A Big Thank You to All Blood Donors
2007-08-11 23:02:00 As I sat today I watched as someone I very close to me received two units of blood and other blood derived products to counter some very severe and life threatening symptoms. No, it wasn’t from an accident or any kind of trauma like that even though that is what comes to most people’s minds ... More About: Blood , Dono
In a Way the Post Casey Serin Story is Much More Interesting
2007-08-11 17:18:00 Beyond the obvious point of him having messed up royally and being a really good example of how not to be an investor, Casey Serin and the personal drama surrounding him just wasn’t all that interesting to me. Sure, he is probably a great psychological case study but at the end of the day he ... More About: Politics , Interesting , Taxes , Story , Post
When Will the Housing Correction End?
2007-08-07 11:39:00 Right now, there is no question I get asked more often than that one. I used to try to break it down and answer it by describing the fundamentals driving the many disconnected corrections around the country. But, I grew tired of getting the confused hamster stare back at me. So, yesterday, I took a different ... More About: Housing , Rect
This Is Going To Be Great!
2007-08-04 14:30:00 The last few weeks have been crazy but, it looks like it is all working out very well. Yesterday, I finalized agreements to bring three new authors into the Real Estate Field Guide stable. I can’t give their names yet and even if I did they are not well know or famous, but they are all ... More About: Great , Going , Goin
July Job Numbers 92,000 Below the Expectations
2007-08-03 14:39:00 This is a soft number, the expectation was about 130,000. But, grow is stable and the overall unemployment number is still relatively stable at 4.6%. Based on this the Fed is not likely to change the overnight rate. Many are still calling this a Goldilocks situation. To a large degree they are right. The jobs numbers continue to be ... More About: Interest Rates , Numbers , July , Subprime , Below
What Value Do Real Estate Investors Bring to the Market?
2007-08-02 12:16:00 My newsletter subscribers received this yesterday August 1, 2007. You can see the full newsletter article by clicking here. I think we first need to separate investors from speculators. A speculator is more akin to a gambler or a day trader of stocks where as an investor, at least a real one, knows the fundamentals and ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Investing , Market , Real
What Value Do Real Estate Investors Bring to the Market?
2007-08-02 12:16:00 I think we first need to separate investors from speculators. A speculator is more akin to a gambler or a day trader of stocks where as an investor, at least a real one, knows the fundamentals and knows how to assign value to an asset in its current state. A real investor also knows how ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Investing , Market , Real
As the Credit Crunch Spreads to More Alt-A Lenders, This Will Become More C
2007-07-31 23:15:00 The sub-prime market was the first to experience the crunch but it is certainly not the only sector. American Home Can’t Fund Loans, May Liquidate Assets By Bradley Keoun American Home Mortgage corporate offices in Irving, Texas July 31 (Bloomberg) — American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. shares plunged 89 percent after the lender said it doesn’t have cash to ... More About: Credit , Real Estate Investing , Spreads , Crunch , Ender
What is Your Opinion of Real Estate Investors?
2007-07-31 12:04:00 No, it isn’t a trick question. No, I’m not trying to sucker people into a bash-fest. Yes, I am a real estate investor. Yes, I am serious. I’d really like to know what your opinion of real estate investor is and how you came to that opinion. Yes, I know the trolls will likely try to have their fun ... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Opinion , Real , Investors
Latest Foreclosure Data
2007-07-31 11:29:00 U.S. foreclosure filings surged 58% in H1 2007, with California skyrocketing 170% and Florida up 77%, according to foreclosure data company RealtyTrac Inc. A total of 573,397 homes were subject to some form of foreclosure filing in the period, including default notices, auctions and repossessions. Homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) whose monthly payments have ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Data , Foreclosure , Fore
Unfortunately, This is the Legacy Casey Really Leaves as He Exits the Stage
2007-07-29 22:10:00 Casey Serin provides ample psychological investigative fodder on so many levels. There is no doubt he has raw intelligence but he is unfocused and undisciplined. He has a high school education from a California government school and considering the state of government education in this country he was hardly prepared for what awaited him in ... More About: Casey , Legacy , Stage , Fort , Really
Unfortunately, This is the Legacy Casey Really Leaves as He Exits the Stage
2007-07-29 22:10:00 Casey Serin provides ample psychological investigative fodder on so many levels. There is no doubt he has raw intelligence but he is unfocused and undisciplined. He has a high school education from a California government school and considering the state of government education in this country he was hardly prepared for what awaited him in ... More About: Casey , Legacy , Stage , Fort , Really
Emails Like This Are Nice To Receive
2007-07-29 16:12:00 I woke up this morning to a a bunk of email to scan through. That is not unusual but this email was. I have included the text without the signature. Tim, thank you for putting me in touch with the Sub2 Brothers. They were able to help me get my recent investment fiasco straightened out. I ... More About: Real Estate Investing , Mentoring , Emails , Nice , Ice T
Could It Be That Casey Serin Will Be Charged With Mortgage Fraud? Will I Be
2007-07-28 18:35:00 Could be. According to ABC news Casey Serin has hired an attorney who expects Federal Charges to be filed against Casey. According to his attorney, Serin is currently under investigation by the FBI. His attorney, Kevin Mark Wray, told ABC News that “as of yet, no charges have been brought against Mr. Serin. However, based upon ... More About: Politics , Fraud , Mortgage Fraud , Mortgage
I?ve Thought About This A Lot?
2007-07-27 04:15:00 I debated whether I would even comment about it other than the response I gave to the person who sent the private message to me. But, here goes… First a tiny bit of background. Earlier this year I quit charging for a piece of analysis software for real estate investors. It is a really great tool ... More About: Thought
Now Casey Is Giving Advice? Seriously?
More articles from this author:2007-07-21 12:09:00 I received an email this morning and the subject line was “Do you think he regrets following the gurus?” Yes, it was about Casey and I usually just delete these now without reading them but I read that one. It was talking about Casey’s latest blog entry. I haven’t kept up with the Casey saga over ... More About: Advice , Real Estate Investing , Casey Serin , Mentoring , Giving 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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