Tag: market predictions
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Low Interest Rates and the Pension Plan Crisis
In virtually all areas of both the public and private sectors, employee pension plans have become increasingly vulnerable, leaving those counting on pension benefits to face an uncertain financial future. Now, a new culprit in the pension plan crisis is emerging – the low interest rates touted as a way to stimulate economic grown and…
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To Buy or Not To Buy?
Is the current US housing market a buyer’s market – or do sellers prevail? The mixed messages from different areas of the housing market are enough to give any investor pause. Is the market improving? What about mortgage lending standards? And are their still good bargains to buy? All the contradictions aside, real estate experts…
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Trends in Mortgage Interest Rates: Up or Down?
The end of the year brings an onslaught of predictions in fields ranging from sports to economics. In the world of real estate and income property investing, a number of lists compiled by real estate professionals and economists are emerging, drawing on past and present conditions to provide a look toward the future. Although those…
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Foreclosures: A Measure of the Market
The state of the foreclosure market has been one barometer of the health of the housing industry since the days of the massive mortgage collapse back in 2008. Fewer foreclosure proceedings meant that more homeowners were ale to hang onto their properties, which would contribute to the recovery of the housing market as a whole.…
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AMA 35 – Rich Man Poor Man with Bill Whittle
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…
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AMA 34 – The National Inflation Association
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…
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AMA 33 – Mark Kohler – Exiting A Bad Property
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…
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AMA 32 Diane Kennedy, CPA: How To Save On Life’s Largest Expense
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…
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AMA 31 – John Stapleford: Ethics & Public Policy – Part 2
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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AMA 30 – The Five Love Languages with Dr. Gary Chapman
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…