Just as a farmer can hedge against changing crop prices, you and I can hedge against forces beyond our control; things like gas prices, interest rates, food expenses, and the housing market for instance. While many people assume such a role by default, we don’t have to be a victim to volatile changes in macroeconomic […]
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The housing market is in shambles, plain and simple. In communities across the country, thousands of once-vacated houses now sit empty, remnants of a burst bubble. The residential market has been unraveling for some time now, and every day it continues to deepen. At some point though a trough will form, leaving the market with […]
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I recently came across a Wall-Street Journal article titled ‘Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation’s Economic Woes‘ (you may need a journal subscription to receive the full text). In a nutshell, it describes how our national savings rate, which for a long while was about 0%, is expected to rebound to at least 3-5% as Americans […]
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In my humble opinion, money has lost a lot of value in this country over the last handful of decades. I’m not simply referring to inflation, but rather the way we collectively view and treat our legal tender.
Barring a windfall or inheritance, dollars once had to be earned before they could be converted into tangible […]
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