Department of the Treasury created the TARP to invest in certain eligible financial institutions in the form of non-voting, senior preferred stock.

Is the theory the User will be spending more in rent (declining stock means for raising rent prices) so will have less "disposable income" for their habit/addiction?

I would treat the bases as the stock market.

If I'm not going to have any monthly cashflow, I'd rather buy stocks and ETFs, at least then I can get my money out if I need it.

WHY ECONOMIST ROBERT WIEDEMER IS PREDICTING A 90% STOCK MARKET DROPhttp://katenews2day.com/2013/02/10/why-economist-robert-wiedemer-is-predicting-a-90-stock-market-drop/Could this be a repeat of the 2007-2008 bubble pop?

I don't put a whole lot of stock in the city-data forums, they all seem terrified of any minorities or anyone that makes less than $100k/year.

You'll likely pay long term capital gains on your stock gains.

Having real, tangible assets makes me feel a whole lot better about the situation than relying on the stock market and a 401(k) to be useful.Speaking of podcasts, after listening to Podcast 14, I want to thank Ben Leybovich for the inspiration to aim high and be more specific and intentional in our business plan.

I can't seem to find any posts answering this question (although it probably has been asked before): when lenders require a 6 month reserve does that typically mean cash/savings account/CD or will they accept liquid securities like mutual funds, stocks, etc?

I have been thinking through different ways for the past several months on how to start my path towards financial freedom; small business, stocks, manufacturing, etc...I must have thought of it all until yesterday I had the idea think about real estate.