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30 March 2017 | 9 replies
It is worth keeping in mind that the Fed controls the short-term rates, not the long term ones (now that they stopped buying long term treasuries and even then it was indirectly), which are much more influenced by the long-term expectations of inflation and the international flow of money (think, is there instability in Russia that causes Russians to pull out their money out of the country and invest it in the safe-heaven like US, is the unpredictable and shifting US policy going to keep the US dollar's status as the de facto world currency, etc).
11 April 2017 | 10 replies
Account Closed Most of my clients come from referral or my sphere of influence.....I get some from the moms' groups on Facebook.
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29 March 2017 | 7 replies
If the MHC is in an upwardly mobile (pun intended) sphere of influence they will invest in their homes by remodeling and upgrading or removing and replacing.
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28 March 2017 | 3 replies
The "fortunate" (insert better word) news for investors in these deal sizes is that the same legal fee prisoner's dilemma influences the suit risk after things go sideways or south.
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29 March 2017 | 3 replies
As a bystander, you are limited in your ability to influence the outcome.
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20 March 2018 | 21 replies
Your overall debt has nothing to do with this ratio, although it would influence other financial factors, such as your net worth.
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28 January 2017 | 4 replies
Well, I'd like to get opinions individual for this particular project with other peoples influence.
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29 January 2017 | 3 replies
What looks great on paper does not always translate into reality, especially when you are remote and have little true influence.
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30 January 2017 | 3 replies
(Political, government influence(taxes/fees), population/homes available)What about in 30-40years?
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17 May 2017 | 17 replies
If you do not learn the local real estate laws, then you will probably be influenced by others that just talk and are not looking out for your best interest.