Do Borrowers Need Banks?

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Do Borrowers Need Banks?

By on Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 | Comments Off

Banks are an essential part of the financial landscape – or at least, they’d like you to think so. But are they? New banking alternatives may be making the traditional bank loan a thing of the past. The traditional banking model has been around for centuries, supersized to today’s massive institutions like Bank of America, […]

Life After Lawsuits: Megabanks Try to Regroup

By on Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 | Comments Off

After racking up over $40 billion in legal fees fighting government sponsored lawsuits over the past few years, Bank of America wants you to know it’s changed its ways. Faced with allegations of mistreating both its customers and employees after th death of an overworked intern at one of its London branches, the bank – […]

Do Changing Demographics Drive Home Sales?

By on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 | Comments Off

In years past, homeownership was the bedrock of American stability and a clear marker of success – and maintaining home still represents those values. “Owning a home is the keystone of wealth, both financial affluence and emotional security,” says financial guru Suze Orman. But as America ages, suffers financial instability and becomes more diverse, the […]

AMA 35 – Rich Man Poor Man with Bill Whittle

By Joshua Bastero on Monday, June 25th, 2012 | Comments Off

Jason Hartman talks with Bill Whittle, host of Afterburner, regarding poverty levels in the United States and the strategies that undermine democracy and free markets. Bill’s opinion is that America has the richest poor people in the world, versus countries like Africa, where millions of people live in dire poverty, with starvation and lack of […]

AMA 34 – The National Inflation Association

By Joshua Bastero on Sunday, March 11th, 2012 | Comments Off

A look at Jason’s Ultimate Investing Equation followed by Daniel and Gerard Adams for The National Inflation Association (NIA) recently featured on Inside Edition and ABC World News Tonight with Charlie Gibson, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, ABC’s Nightline, KTLA News and CNBC. After being ignored by family and friends about the coming stock market […]

AMA 33 – Mark Kohler – Exiting A Bad Property

By Joshua Bastero on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 | Comments Off

Jason explores some ways to get out of a bad property then he interviews author/attorney Mark Kohler about his book “Lawyers Are Liars: The Truth About Protecting Our Assets.” Mark is an attorney, CPA and entrepreneur who has owned numerous businesses since high school, through college and even as a professional. Mark’s principal career has […]

AMA 32 Diane Kennedy, CPA: How To Save On Life’s Largest Expense

By Joshua Bastero on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

Most of us spend lots of time shopping around for the best deal on the things we buy while spending more money on taxes than anything else. Why not “shop around” to save money on life’s single largest expense? Join Jason as he talks with famed CPA, Diane Kennedy, about the tax strategies of wealthy […]

AMA 31 – John Stapleford: Ethics & Public Policy – Part 2

By Joshua Bastero on Sunday, November 20th, 2011 | Comments Off

No, the above title is not a typo. According this week’s guest John Stapleford, it is possible for ethics and public policy to have a direct correlation. Stapleford is not only a senior economist for Moody’s Economy.com, professor emeritus of economic development at Eastern University and former director of the University of Delaware’s Bureau of […]

AMA 30 – The Five Love Languages with Dr. Gary Chapman

By Joshua Bastero on Monday, October 10th, 2011 | Comments Off

Whether it’s your spouse, significant other, family, friends, or even business associates, each individual speaks his or her own love language. “The Five Love Languages” are: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. Understanding which of these languages makes that special someone feel loved can be essential to the […]

AMA 29 – John Stapleford: Ethics & Public Policy – Part 1

By Joshua Bastero on Thursday, June 9th, 2011 | Comments Off

No, the above title is not a typo. According this week’s guest, John Stapleford, it is possible for ethics and public policy to have a direct correlation. Stapleford is not only a senior economist for Moody’s Economy.com, professor emeritus of economic development at Eastern University and former director of the University of Delaware’s Bureau of […]

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