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I’m a big fan of cash reserves. The covid outbreak has only emphasized this. The problem with cash is that if you have any form of debt it literally costs you money to hold cash. To get around this I have a big line o...
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People are saying that declining home, stock, 401(k), etc values is a destruction of wealth. But I don't believe it and have been arguing that wealth is not destroyed until there is material destruction (i.e. a house ...
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Interest rates for multi fam loans are up about 1% since the summer. The fed wants to raise rates to 2.5-3% over the next few years. How will this impact cap rates? Will investors take the long view and suffer less ca...
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Hi all at BP,My name is Justin Hernandez and I am from Jackson, NJ (where Six Flags Great Adventure is located). I recently graduated Rutgers University with an Information Technology degree. I have a deep backgroun...
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Zillow started trading today on the NASDAQ under the ticker Z. According to this article on TechCrunch, when the stock opened at $60, that represented a valuation of $1.6 billion - extremely frothy, given the $11.3 m...
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I'm a huge proponent of asset allocation and diversification, and I was just wondering if anyone has ever read about Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio which splits investments equally between stocks, cash, long-term ...
Hello everyone!
So this is my story. I'm a 32 year old teacher and my husband is a 33 year old engineer. We both found jobs in Dubai and we are earning quite a bit of money ($14k a month tax free). I'm from Puerto Ri...
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Anyone investing in Japan now that the yen is weakening? buying now vs pre-pandemic the yen has dropped about 38%. Japan is a cashflow not an appreciation market. the fed raised rates a lot and plan to pivot in the co...
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According to the richest man in China, Wang Jianlin, worth over $44Billion, China's real estate is the biggest bubble yet. Now, he's spending his time acquiring companies in the U.S., particular movie houses...htt...
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Read an article about a Texas home being sold for bitcoin, and this gave me an idea.I personally don't buy into bitcoin or any cryptocurrencies, but I see an opportunity of turning crypto into cash instantly.Sellers c...