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Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Beth Johnson Wholesaling vs Private Money Lending When Starting Out
24 July 2022 | 34 replies

A lot of aspiring investors who may not have enough capital to do a project by themselves (or simply don't want to dive into investing without the partnership of someone with more experience and knowledge) seem to tak...

Anne M. Do you consider real estate a business or an investment?
24 August 2016 | 44 replies

We started looking into investing in US real estate a few weeks ago.We're looking to diversify our investment portfolio. Right now, it's all in the stock market (mostly index funds). Listening to the podcast, reading ...

Ronald Perich 401k vs REI - Data tells the story?
10 February 2016 | 29 replies

The debate on the efficacy of REI investing over a 401(k) has raged for a long time on BiggerPockets. Thanks to a message from @Christopher Throop, I revisited the topic when he let me know a file I used during an ear...

Timothy W. TSA Harassment again - this time of a mother who is following the TSA's printed rules.
3 December 2010 | 93 replies

Yet more TSA harassment. This time the harass a woman who requested her breast milk to be screened through the alternative screening methods that the TSA itself advertises. Well they aren't gonna stand for that kind o...

Kiran Alisam Turn Key Investments
2 June 2016 | 48 replies

Hi we are on verge of closing our #1 Turnkey rental in Maple heights Cleveland Area, Price: 56900, Area: 1160 Sq ft, 3 bed 1 bath, Rent 850 to 900 per month, Management Fees: 10 percent , Taxes: 500, Insurance: 600So ...

Steve K. Is Creative Financing Becoming the New Subprime Lending?
1 April 2024 | 36 replies

Rising interest rates have hurt everyone’s buying power (except cash buyers obviously), and inventory is locked up because nobody wants to move and give up their historically-low interest rate. Word on the street is ...

Jake Andronico Thoughts on Dave Ramsey?
20 September 2023 | 46 replies

I was NOT a fan at first, but some of his principles (though not all) have resonated with me. Curious to hear everyone's thoughts.