In the 1976 movie “All the President’s Men” depicting events of the Watergate scandal, the character playing the informant known as ‘Deep Throat’ is known for a particular catch phrase. What his character told Bob Woodward was to “Follow the Money” during his...
In the first installment of the Five-Year Plan series from Jason Hartman, we examined the dynamics of creating a five-year plan for investors at various points in their personal path. The dynamics of investment decisions differ greatly for new investors, growing...
The current world is a place where the context of reality in financial and political circles is constantly changing. Many people have built their financial futures around a framework of rules that they assume will continue throughout their retirement years. While we...
The US economy appears to be near the bottom of its post financial crisis contraction, but the prospects for fundamental future growth will be highly dependent on the growth and expansion of new innovations and new businesses. Current government policy is tilted in...
For all you stock investors out there, you’re probably used to thinking in terms of asset allocation when it comes to putting together your portfolio. Maybe you got some pointers from a broker or financial manager or maybe you conceived some sort of allocation...
It’s been 50 years since so few Americans have owned their own home. Let’s call this the “real” homeownership rate, defined as the percentage of US households who own a home and are not three months or more behind on mortgage payments. Is the suspense killing you yet?...
In the current election-year political climate, the expected rhetoric about “helping the poor” is being heard from almost every politician and political propagandist in the nation. Typically, this flavor of campaign speech involves a proposal to increase taxes on “The...
The unique characteristic of our market forecasts is that we go beyond the traditional method of forecasting appreciation only to profile the income property return on investment for each market area. There are three basic components to return on investment with...
The current world is one where we are constantly overloaded with information and choices. As each year passes, we are faced with an eternally increasing amount of information, and decisions that we are confronted with. Within this tangled web of connections and...
It’s not much of a secret that the US government is in the midst of big financial problems. The annual structural government deficit is well in excess of $1 Trillion dollars, with no end in sight. In addition to this, there are a growing number of people who are...
