What’s in your (dark) wallet? As Bitcoin use continues to spread, so do efforts to regulate the digital currency and thwart its promise of anonymity. As Bitcoin users worry more and more about the vulnerability of the digital wallets used to conduct cybertransactions...
People love their pets. And renting to people with animals creates a new income stream for income property investors in the form of pet deposits. But in order to avoid the many headaches that can come with pet issues in rental housing, landlords need to know the law –...
Gold prices are on the upswing again after months of slumping, and the precious metals market is once again teasing investors with the promise of big gains – fast. But the nature of that kind of investing means that while investors may make money, it’s a bit of...
“Know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em,” goes the old Kenny Rogers song. Turns out, smart investors know that holding ‘em – real estate assets, that is – is the route to building wealth. Among the many benefits of buying and holding income property: dodging...
Good as gold? For investors hoping to create long term wealth, that old phrase rings pretty hollow. As the prices of gold and other precious metals bounce up and down in response to conditions in various parts of the world, real estate beats the glittery stuff hands...
If you’ve ever dropped a smartphone face down on the pavement, you know what a hassle fragmentation can be. What was once a perfect, smooth screen is now 30 pieces of shattered glass. Strangely though, most often the phone continues to work. Sure, it’s a little...
The critical question that investors face in all three of these comparisons is one of generating gains through exceptional market timing with cyclical markets, or generating gains through exceptional patience with linear markets. As much as we would all like to think...
Constructing a market comparison between Las Vegas and Charlotte creates another illustration of two cities with characteristics that are in stark contrast to one another. Las Vegas is well known as one of the nation’s foremost entertainment epicenters with an...
Take a moment and think back to that first real job. Maybe it was after high school or college—your first foray into the world of professionals. You probably wanted to look the part, but maybe money wouldn’t allow. So you went to a low end department store or a thrift...
Building a market comparison between New York and Denver places the world’s financial capital up against the main commercial hub of the rocky mountain region. When considered from an intuitive perspective, most people would show a strong preference to New York. The...
So, the million dollar question right now: what are you doing to prepare for a possible recession and transition in the economy? Jason wants to share with you a few prudent steps that he’s taking and recommends you take as well to prepare for this transition.
The Consumer Price Index is manipulated in three major ways: weighting, substitution and hedonic indexing. No doubt you’ve experienced it first hand by now; inflation is the biggest scam of our time.