I may be heading to an investor's event in KC tonight, "KC House Traders".

None of us are Macro traders so worrying about rates vs inflation ignores how we all plan on making money; through the four wealth generators of REI.

If you want to be a day trader, you either demo trade till you prove yourself or you open an account with a small amount you expect to lose as "tuition" cost.

There has been quite a bit of development and the area has a wide variety of amenities, including a Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Harbor Greens, etc. 

Following up on above: Since a professional real estate borrower can indeed deduct interest he does pay, according to the IRS, interest he is contractually obligated to pay but doesn't, can apparently be considered income against him, and thus expense to the lender@Dan Rudolph  - Your comment is well-taken (love Tesla :-)   but there is a key difference: Tesla is not contractually obligated to its stock traders to pay $X.    

.), a former Goldman Sachs trader, added, "There is no evidence that the capital markets aren't working, and the sad thing is, no one on this side will tell you that Dodd-Frank is perfect."

My name's Dan Trader.

well said Linda especially about the "trader," IRS designation when flipping properties being considered ordinary income which complete negates the capital gain savings position.

I yielded over 200% on that property and others since, so this has been my benchmark (ambitious, I know).In the meantime, I was a software developer for several large pharma companies and most recently with Goldman Sachs, while also an active stock market trader.  

I am a retired USAF officer/pilot, currently working (way too hard) as a Sales Engineer in the oil and gas business and stock options trader.