Mar
10
2010
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Brazil’s Credit Rating and the US inflation problem

In 1989 Moody's changed the credit rating of Brazil to BB- unjustly, causing great problems and strife to the Brazilian people and government.

Moody's and S&P, and most Americans, have yet to understand the concept of Real Interest rates, rather than Nominal Interest rates, which is a misleading pricing scheme. It misleads people into assuming that they are receiving much more "interest" than they really are. In Brazil that would be a against the law.

During the last twenty years, Brazil always had the ability to pay the Real Interest rate of its obligations, plus an extra for amortization. It never justified the rating of "questionable ability… Read the rest of Brazil's Credit Rating and the US inflation problem

Nov
19
2009
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Investing The Real Truth

Investing and money is a major topic on most people minds these days. Adding to that fact there is no shortage of people out there trying to make money showing you the secrets to investing and how to get rich investing for a price. Normally the only one who really makes any money from these programs is those selling them. Read the rest of Investing The Real Truth
Jul
08
2009
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Recognizing the Proven Methods for Assigning Properties and Wholesaling Real Estate

There are other definitions that people talk about for flipping. Some talk about it as actually paying for a property, then quickly rehabbing it to resell it. This is a strategy you can implement but there are also additional financial risks that can be a concern, particularly in flat or stagnant real estate markets. So when we talk about flipping, we are talking about controlling properties inexpensively and then assigning (or flipping) them to another buyer for a fast profit. When we refer to real estate wholesaling, we are basically talking about finding houses inexpensively and assigning them inexpensively to another investor or rehabber; thus the term wholesaling. For additional clarification on terminology, when you assign a property to another investor, this just means you are passing on… Read the rest of Recognizing the Proven Methods for Assigning Properties and Wholesaling Real Estate
Jul
03
2009
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High-end Investments Vehicles

In some ways, high-end investments are not much different than traditional investments: You invest your money in stocks or bonds or mutual funds or ETFs and make all the same decisions that an average investor does. The difference is the amount of capital in play (typically a lot) or the risk exposure (typically high). Read the rest of High-end Investments Vehicles
May
01
2009
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Some of the different ways for Assigning Properties and Assigning Options

There are various meanings that people talk about for flipping. Some discuss it as actually buying a property, then quickly renovating it to resell it. This is something you can implement but there are also a lot of other financial risks that can be a problem, particularly in flat or lingering real estate markets. While we refer to flipping, we are talking about securing homes cost effectively and then assigning (or flipping) them to another buyer for a speedy profit. When we mention real estate investing by wholesaling, we are basically talking about finding homes cost effectively and assigning them at a discount to another person or rehabber; thus the term wholesale. For additional clarification on terminology, when you flip a property to another individual, this just means… Read the rest of Some of the different ways for Assigning Properties and Assigning Options
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