Comically bad amateur investors will always look at this behemoth loss and brush it off as "a silly investment mistake", when in reality, they just cost themselves their chance at becoming wealthy for the REST of their life.Keep in mind that this recession was spawned in one of the most dangerous ways: lots of industries that employed tens of millions suddenly stopped in a matter of 2 weeks.

It's cliche' but cliche's usually are spawned from truth. 

In fact, as late as the late 1950's, pawn shops used to be the main source of credit for most American households.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made its mark on our real estate industry—from accelerating existing trends (like the reduction of retail footprints) to spawning new ones (such as a bigger focus on social justice and health and wellness).