Recessionproof, bubbleproof real estate investing with a Self-Directed IRA LLC or Solo 401k February 24, 2009
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So the housing market tanked. It caused many people to run away from real estate investing, but the real estate opportunities are growing. I’m not talking about the ability to buy properties for cheaply and sell them for more.
This video examines how investing for income differs from investing for gains. The two objectives carry different risks and different (more…)
Tool for Battling Coming Inflation February 19, 2009
Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Money, Personal Enjoyment, Personal Productivity, real estate, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k , add a commentIf you’ve been following my blog, you know that I take great interest in understanding money. Why every single human who uses money on a regular basis doesn’t also share this interest is beyond me.
With trillions of dollars created by actions of Congress, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department, the concern for coming inflation can only spread. This video explains why tax deferred investment vehicles are the best tool for battling inflation and can possibly even (more…)
How to profit from real estate investments in a soft and declining real estate market – Part 2 February 2, 2009
Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Money, real estate, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k , add a commentThis is the Part 2 of series of posts on this topic. In order for this to make sense, please go back and read Part 1 first.
Real Investors have the following in common:
- Buying single assets. What is happening to an entire market is less important than what is happening to the actual assets that you hold. Real investors are holding a portfolio of single assets that are performing well, oftentimes even while the entire market is doing poorly. This may be difficult to do in the stock market, but it’s much more feasible in real estate.
- Buying real estate now. A few years ago, real investors were frustrated that blind investors were running up the price of real estate. This made it more difficult to buy real estate at a price that allowed for profit. Now that all the blind investors are fleeing from real estate, the remaining real investors are breathing a sigh of relief that they can get back to more profitable deals again.
- Looking at comparable sales and comparable rents to analyze a residential property.
- Seeking properties in any geographic location that (more…)
The Top 5 Investing Myths of 2008 January 5, 2009
Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Money, Personal Enjoyment, Personal Productivity, real estate, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k , add a comment
2008 was a very interesting year to say the least. Possibly the most productive outcome of the year was the restless message of “rethink things” coming from the little voice beckoning each of us in our minds.
Myth #1… The SEC keeps investment information honest and accurate
The Securities and Exchange Commission (abbr “SEC”) should be done away with. The Madoff debacle along with the dozens of other securities frauds that draw less (or no) attention every single year should be evidence that the SEC is failing. It is tasked with making investments safe and transparent and is having the opposite effect. When an investor or fund manager is considering a particular investment, they believe that the investment is truthful, transparent, and honest because the SEC is supposed to regulate it into such a position. The result can be decreased due diligence because of reliance on the SEC. This leads to disaster when the SEC ends up not doing its job very well. If we didn’t expect the SEC to be “keeping investing safe and honest” then investors and asset managers would take a closer look at investment opportunities which would result in better thought out decisions. I’m not saying the SEC should be doing a better job – I’m saying we shouldn’t expect regulation to create investment safety in the first place.
I believe the SEC does more harm than good by offering a false sense of security.
Myth #2… Financial planners give good investment advice
Something very interesting happened in the last 15 or so years: Stock brokerages spent millions of dollars convincing the American public that securities salesman had become “financial planners”. That move alone shifted the perception of almost every American and the magnitude of Wall Street’s success (theirs, not yours). A “stock broker” is to securities as a car salesman is to cars… but a financial planner sounds a lot like somebody whose job it is to plan your finances. What actually changed to make stock brokers become financial planners? (more…)
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