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Short Sale & Foreclosure Frenzy–Is Real Estate Really the Best Long-Term Investment?

Short Sale & Foreclosure Frenzy–Is Real Estate Really the Best Long-Term Investment? (4)

May 22, 2009 • Category: Real Estate

Real Estate Investors and wanna-be real estate investors are drooling over the millions of properties that are currently selling for cents on the dollar. Short Sales and REOs/Foreclosures are what the big buzz is about and everyone is charging into the real estate ring, trying to find the best deals out there.
A home in Memphis, [...]

Short Sale & Foreclosure Frenzy–Is Real Estate Really the Best Long-Term Investment?

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10 Questions to Ask When Your Business is in Trouble (0)

10 Questions to Ask When Your Business is in Trouble

In last month’s Fortune Small Business magazine I found a very valuable article that most business owners, big or small, could appreciate. The article, by writer and entrepreneur Jay Goltz, has a subsection entitled, “Goltz’s 10 Questions To Ask When Your Business Is In Trouble.”
I guess I’m not the only business owner that found [...]

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Is the U.S. Dollar Destined for Same Fate as the Argentinean Peso? (0)

Is the U.S. Dollar Destined for Same Fate as the Argentinean Peso?

Many Americans have no idea what happened to the Peso in Argentina less than eight years ago. In 2001, the Argentinean people feared the worst and began to withdraw large sums of money from their bank accounts, causing a run on the banks. The government quickly enacted measures (informally known as the Corralito) that froze [...]

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China Calls for Gold-Linked International Monetary System (2)

China Calls for Gold-Linked International Monetary System

Did anyone hear that by the way? All of you CNN listeners and watchers—Have you even heard of the G-20?  And, while we’re at it, another good question.   Will the price of gold continue to rise as China makes and buys more gold?
Every time the media is scrambling to make something out of nothing…like the [...]

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Will the Stimulus Charade Last? (1)

Will the Stimulus Charade Last?

What will be the outcome of the stimulus/bailout charade?
After completing my MBA in 2005, it was then that I really began to learn about finance & investing.  In four years, I have only seen a glimpse of what’s out there.  Because Utah has such a high rate of fraud, particularly financial-related fraud, I have been [...]