The Fuse is Lit: Renting vs. Owning Part II

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Welcome back to the second part of our two-part series on owning versus renting. On last week’s show, I discussed the immediate and short-term benefits of homeownership, and this week we’ll explore the longer-term benefits....

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Demographics: A Look Back in Time and Supply and Demand Periods

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This was an exciting week for the show, as it was our first show in the new 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM timeslot. It’s a blessing to not only spend an extra hour with my...

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Supply and Demand—period! & Part-time: Is it Worth the Effort?

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To begin, if you haven’t checked out the comically delightful talking animal videos, you must. I allude to them several times throughout the show—Nighttime…daytime!. Nighttime…daytime! Part time…full time!—and without the key context of knowing what...

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The Short Sale and Your Credit Score

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Since 2008’s housing crisis and subsequent recession, the prevalence of homeowners going through foreclosure or short-sale on their homes has grown exponentially. Confusion remains, however, on the difference between foreclosure and short-sales, and the effects...

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6 Ways to Improve Your Credit & Who’s Got Your Back, Jack?

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If you’re like most Americans, the last several years have not been kind to your coffers. Wages have stagnated, unemployment has remained stubbornly high, and economic growth has been anemic. Many individuals and families have...

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What in the World is Deflation and How does Deflation Effect You?

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For the past several years, the greatest fear of policy-makers, investors, and bankers has been inflation. With the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented QE programs, and its massive printing of money to purchase debt, many worried whether...

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The American Dream…The American Home

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There is something unique about the American home. In no other country or culture is the home—a mere structure—imbued with such meaning as in America. We project our hopes and dreams onto it; we depend...

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The Economics of Millennials living with their parents

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Staying in the Basement: The Spending & Borrowing of the Millennials and the Slight Edge For a parent, the only thing worse than a grown child leaving home is a grown child not leaving home....

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Wealthy Thinking Versus Poor Thinking

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If you’re reading this, great news: You’re wealthy! Or you’re on your way to being wealthy. At the very least, you have wealthy thinking versus poor thinking, a wealthy person’s temperament, which is the first...

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