The compound effect of taxes is a phenomenal drain on the economy.

I'm not saying we can't all be well rounded but they need to focus teaching kids savings, investments, power of compounding interest, investments(stocks, bonds, real estate), and entrepenuerships should be more incouraged.

Haven't hunted bow in years.

The idea that the market suffers through Democrat presidencies has been disproven...in fact, Using the Dow Jones industrial average as the benchmark, Stock Trader's Almanac shows a $10,000 investment compounded during Democratic presidencies since 1901 would be worth $279,705 after 48 years.

Just like todays market many are bowing out because they can not get the financing or can not get the deals that they think that they should get.

When investing in 1-4 unit properties, the larger portion of your profits come from a combination of your equity at purchase, appreciation (compounded by the use of leverage), principle paydown, tax deductions, and appreciation.In commercial properties and multifamily 5+ units, your are purchasing an income stream, plus the ability to force appreciation (increase income, lower expenses, add capital improvements, etc), and of course, buy at a discount giving you intstant equity.

I would consider your economic cost, what would be the future value of your downpayment in 10 years at a set compounded rate of return?

"It's kind of compounding the problem, I think." . . .The government's TARP purchases of preferred shares gave some banks a thicker capital cushion -- if only fleetingly -- which regulators hoped they would use to make more loans.

Enroll in the DRIP program with your broker and have the dividends reinvested automatically to acheive compound interest at no transaction cost.Good place for LT invesmtent and/or a good place to accumulate a liquid capital position for potential RE acquisitions.

Keeping money that would otherwise go to the government in the account to compound can be a big advantage.One question to look at with your tax advisor is how much earned income you are generating since your contributions will based on that number.