The Door of Opportunity
To those who have learned how to read the economic trends, it has been painfully obvious for quite some time that significant inflation is on the horizon. Platinum Properties Investor Network has long supported a strategy of fighting inflation through rental real estate that is financed with fixed-rate...
From Gold Standard to Hot Air Standard
Our thanks to Sean Hyman of Currency Cross Trader for the nifty little idea we incorporated into the title of this article referring to the 1971 unpinning of the dollar from the gold standard by President Nixon. Since then, the government has been able to write checks for anything it wanted without having...
CW 197 - The Future... Crisis or Opportunity?
Jason Hartman talks with Mike Dillard about crisis investing in precious metals, debt, private offshore banking and income property. If you're as concerned as we are about insane levels of government spending, fiat money creation and your financial future this episode will be of interest. Mike is a...
Know Thy Self
When engaged in the business of living our lives, it is critically important to know yourself in all things that you do. In the context of personal relationships, we must learn about ourselves to develop healthy relationships with others. Harmony requires that we be up-front and honest. In an ideal situation,...
Taking Stock: Why the Stock Market Can Be Dangerous in the Current Environment
Conventional wisdom has long held that the way to become wealthy over the long-term is by compounded investment in the stock market. The reason for this was quite clear when one looked at the chart of historical returns. By making very modest investments at regular intervals over a long period of time,...
5 Deadly Entrepreneurial Mistakes
The Internet has brought out the entrepreneurial zeal in people that many never realized existed and at the Creating Wealth Show we think that's a good thing. However, as entrepreneurs ourselves, we see repetitive mistakes that all too often crush the life spirit from ideas that had the potential to...
Vaccinating Against the Gold Bug
Gold is a well-known commodity that has generated a tremendous emotional attachment for many people and investors. Phrases such as "gold plan" and "gold standard" have become commonplace in the contemporary vernacular. One of the most significant population migrations in the United States, known as...
CW 196 - A Christmas Story & Mortgage Planning with "A Tale of Two Brothers"
Jason Hartman welcomes Ronald Reagan to the show to share a moving Christmas story. Next, some mortgage financial planning illustrated by "A Tale of Two Brothers" by Ric Edelman who has educated his clients for years on the benefits of integrating their mortgage into their overall financial plan.In his...
#67 - The Tip of The Iceberg with Bruce Norris Part 4
Jason Hartman talks with second-time guest, Bruce Norris, investor, hard money lender and real estate educator with over 29 years experience. Renowned for his ability to forecast long-term real estate market trends and timing, the release of The California Comeback report in 1997 gained...
Why Cash Real Estate Investing Makes No Financial Sense
In our book, paying cash for a real estate transaction doesn't even qualify as an investment. The returns are hideous, worse than plunking your money down into a government certificate of deposit. The reason is leverage and if you're not taking advantage of this tool, you're missing out on one of the...