The answer to the question posed in the headline is “When hell freezes over” or, to put it more politely, “Never.” We feel pretty sure in making such a definitive statement because there is no logical way inflation will ever stop being a serious economic issue as long...
For those who may have forgotten - Al Gore used to be a politician. In fact, before he became the de facto head whiner for the environmental movement, he was vice-president to Bill Clinton. When Gore left the White House after two terms in office, his personal worth...
Show #115 of Creating Wealth featured Jason’s interview with Steven Milloy, author of the new book, Green Hell. The book is an expose’ of today’s environmental movement and how it’s bad for your life, bad for your health, and especially bad for your freedom. Why are...
For all the recent mania regarding the over-the-moon price of gold, one little number gets lost in all the hullabaloo – the investment stinks from a historical stand point. Across 10 different asset classes, 40 years, and looking at both three, five, and ten year...
Is the stereotype true? Is Wall Street an unassailable fortress inhabited only by greedy, rich, conservative Republicans? The greedy and rich part might be right but the numbers don’t bear it out the political party assumption. Let’s take a quick look at the most...
Most of the time, we at Empowered Investor Network would tell you that taking out a loan against your 401k retirement plan would be a bad idea. The reason is that the majority of people would waste the proceeds on the trappings of wealth – boats, cars, expensive...
What do you think about when you think about San Antonio? Well, of course, there was that embarrassing Alamo defeat at the hands of Mexican general Santa Anna. But OTHER than that, San Antonio is a stronghold for the military and medical industries. There are four...
The 13th largest metro area in the United States sort of snuck up on us while we weren’t looking. A 14% projected growth rate works out to the 8th strongest rental market projection in the entire nation over the next five years. Like several of the other markets we...
More interstate highways converge in Indianapolis, Indiana than any other city in the United States. What does this mean for you, the income property investor? We’re not really sure about that. Maybe you have a better chance of meeting Peyton Manning? What we’re...
Lately, we’ve been singing the praises of Texas cities like San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin. Nothing wrong with any of them but we shouldn’t leave out the biggest city in the state, namely, Houston. Houston has a lot going for it when it comes to real estate...
