9 February 2018 | 7 replies
Hunkered down for 6 months and with some savvy investments in crypto-currency I was able to nearly triple my meager remaining investment fund from $27,000 to $80,000.
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3 December 2017 | 2 replies
You have economic issues in foreign countries with currency, civil unrest,etc.If you did do it I would think it is a very small part of your overall portfolio.
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8 October 2017 | 15 replies
Also seems smart to have an income source from another country as a hedge to currency fluctuations.Anyone out there feel different?
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27 October 2018 | 83 replies
I have about another 10k in investments , 5.5k in my Roth IRA , and 3.5k in my Robinhood account as well as 1k in crypto currency
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5 October 2018 | 0 replies
Also, which part of the deal should I use her money for? Ex
18 August 2021 | 10 replies
As I learned being a stock and forex trader, there will ALWAYS be another good deal down the road, someone's always gonna cheat, someone's always gonna default on property taxes/ mortgage, someone is always gonna die and leave an estate. take your time now to learn the basics get an okay-ish job to save up money and then go or it.
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9 July 2020 | 12 replies
It's a little tougher right now because the US dollar is strong compared to other currencies so you will find less small to medium institutions looking to invest in the US.
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16 February 2012 | 17 replies
If it's buy and hold, currency flutuation don't matter that much...who knows our dollar might be back at $.61 in 10 years and then I'll be glad I bought when I did...
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25 October 2015 | 16 replies
There may be a limited time to offer informed commentary on landlording.For example, it is hard to have the capital or interest when too young and challenging to have the interest, energy and currency to comment when too old....When I hit ten years of active, hands on landlording, I had all types of tenants, several types of properties and transactions, then I began to share, knowing in another ten years or so I might not have the energy to comment or even be on the way out (be it selling, owner financing, or farming out management).
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5 June 2023 | 10 replies
You might be able to find properties that are a little distanced to major cities in California.I read from Brandon Turner's 'The book on renal property investing' that even in expensive markets, people who earn relatively low income (for ex.