Cliff T.
Anyone request loan forbearance / delayed payments?
Just curious if anyone here has gone through the process yet. Everything that I have read thus far states that loan forbearance payments will be due as a lump sump at the end of 30, 60, or 90 days. In other words, you...
Richard Warren
Soros sees no bottom for world financial "collapse"
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Renowned investor George Soros said on Friday the world financial system has effectively disintegrated, adding that there is yet no prospect of a near-term resolution to the crisis.
The rest of...
Brent Zande
Why is there so much Happy Talk???
In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy. I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, September 14, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pain...
Sierra Johnson
Market Crash, rumor or warning
What are we thinking about the talk of the foreseeable "Market crash"? I suppose this is all opinion-based and speculations, but it doesn't hurt to hear others' suggestions and strategy. I work with a lot of people wh...
Bob Malecki
The Big Short: Michael Burry on the Next Financial Crisis
If anyone who is newer to note investing needs a refresher course on what caused most of the NPLs we buy to be available, read The Big Short or go see the movie. Fascinating how corrupted Wall St. brokers and rating a...
Colin Higgins
Infinite banking, have you used it?
Just learned about infinite banking at my last meet up. I was by no means an expert when I left, but I did have a grasp. Read the book by nelson Nash "becoming your own banker" and enjoyed it. Has anyone out there bor...
Craig Lessler
Airbnb - Active or Passive - Deductibility of Losses Schedule C
I have a long term rental (SFR) which I converted to an Airbnb in October 2019. My property manager is acting as the host and we have already had multiple bookings.
Questions:
1. Is the Airbnb considered "Active" ...
Ryan Holyn
Stumped, conflicted, & confused. Please Advise!
Pursing a first-time home purchase and FI (financial independence) seems not possible from my position. Do you agree? What am I not considering? Should I change my risk-tolerance in order to pursue both goals? Any gui...
Carlos Ptriawan
Archaic Fed theory
cc: @James Hamling So today is very interesting. Job market is extremely robust that we add 300k jobs than 150k predicted job. In theory this should not be good news because then Fed would have reason to keep the inte...