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Missing Money
There are so many ways you may be missing money. Missed opportunities are a big one, but there is literally missing money you can find...
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Term Premium and Tightening Market Conditions
Visit: https://www.facebook.com/NIFECLA for more charts and updates. The Fed may slow or stop increasing rates as term premium in bonds...
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Is Buying a Smaller House a Good Idea?
What if you are forced to buy a smaller house because of higher rates... Key consideration: Appreciation (offsets cost of ownership...
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Bonds, Bills, Notes - What's The Difference?
It is no secret that the government is 'making money' literally by issuing debt. As we've discussed on prior posts, when the bank loans...
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Some Favorite AI Tools by Category
The research category is new to me, but I'm finding helpful when writing quick posts or summaries. Personal Assistant/AI Tools: ChatGPT -...
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Is Interest the Price of Time?
Just a thought - but in our course we say that if: 'time is money' then 'time management is money management'. Me I was reading...
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Chart Storm Hero - July 2023 - Be a Mortgage Advisor
My favorite charts from this past month and the stories they tell us about what's going on in financial (real estate, lending and...
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Housing Values Keep Going Up
Black Knight August 2023 Mortgage Monitor Report Highlights - Home prices are at record highs, both nationally and locally. - The lack...
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Boomers Are Winning a Battle for Housing
Short video pointing out some key points around leverage. If you are in the housing game you can trade up or down, but with leverage...
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More Credit Card Debt Than Savings?
The Rising Trend of Credit Card Debt Among US Adults A recent study conducted by Bankrate has highlighted an alarming trend in the...
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July 2023 - What's Happening in Real Estate and Lending
What's happening in the real estate, lending and wealth creation landscape. Each month I'll highlight what I find interesting, and why in...
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HEY Mom... Where Does Debt Come From?
When we talk about debt pulling spending power forward, it means that people can buy things even if they don't have enough money saved...
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