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How about a $6.79 Trillion Dollar Off Payment Coupon
Your mortgage is your largest expense (at least it is for 85% of US Citizens) and it is subsequently the largest debt for about that same...
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30 Year -vs- Inflation - What's the next step?
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=10alK Looking at the FRED data, there are only two times inflation rates were higher than the 30...
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11 Reasons Articles Consolidated - Ebook
After putting together my thoughts about the last published version of the Ric Edelman - 11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage, I've...
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Interview with Dave Steinberg
Talking about talking about what we do to differentiate yourself from other lenders. Full version: Short recap version:
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 11
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 10
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 8 & 9
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 7
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 6
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 4 & 5
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 3
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 2
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 1
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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Is 2 Minutes a Good Read Time For This Blog?
It depends. What was the last number you can remember hearing? I taught a course years ago about the book 'Priceless' which was written...
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The 30 Year Time Frame
In my book - Borrow Smart Repay Smart I use the 30-year time frame for most examples. As as a liability advisor I knew most people would...
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Simple Amortization - a Powerful Teaching Tool
When I first started out as a loan officer, my 'boss' had me to a 30 year amortization by hand. No excel, just a simple calculator and a...
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Understanding Where the Loan Officers Fit In the Macro Universe
Ray Dalio is a jedi and understanding the macro (big picture) and how to apply to to the daily (practical engagement). If you aren't...
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Give Clients Questions they should ask Mortgage Lenders
As a follow up to our post on questions for financial advisors. We use a specific process of giving clients questions they should ask...
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Questions for Financial Advisors
We're working on a new podcast based on a simple format - we'll interview financial advisors to better understand their thoughts about...
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How Can You Add More Value to Advisors
Advisors are always looking for ways to add value to their clients - but how do you add more value to financial advisors? Here are 101...
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Consumers Under Stress
Experiment Playing around with a new format of communication. Sharing a few key slides and thoughts about them in a video format.
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It's Not About the Nail (Rate)!
One of my favorite short videos of all time. I've always wanted to do a parody of this called: 'It's not about the rate'. In the...
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NAR - YUN Forecast is Very Positive for 2023-204
I read a lot, and one of my favorite things to do is try to distill the key information down into smaller digestible bites. I also enjoy...
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