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What Tulipmania Can Teach You About Markets

What Tulipmania Can Teach You About Markets

Markets often display some of mankind’s most irrational behaviors. While most of us on this list are well aware of the Dot-com bubble and the even more devastating Great Financial Crisis —both of which had their fair share of irrational market behavior — economic...

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Economic Stability is Never a Sure Thing

Economic Stability is Never a Sure Thing

Once the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it was generally assumed that the world was heading towards an era of untold peace and prosperity. Countries that were previously economic backwaters in time became economic juggernauts. The Four Asian Tigers — Hong Kong,...

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Why Suburbia is Here to Stay

Why Suburbia is Here to Stay

In the immediate years after the end of World War II, America reached unprecedented economic heights. With veterans from World War II largely re-integrating themselves into the economy and general society at large, questions about how they would be accommodated began...

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The Richard Nixon School of Economic Mismanagement

The Richard Nixon School of Economic Mismanagement

The 1970s were a rollercoaster of a decade. Americans were overwhelmed by the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the general unrest that broke out in urban centers nationwide. While certain positive changes were made as a result of the Civil Rights Movement...

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Fly Above Inflated Economic Clouds

Fly Above Inflated Economic Clouds

Recently, Jason and his team hosted their monthly Empowered Investor Inner Circle meeting - a great meeting of the minds to discuss all things real estate, economics and investing! One of the main topics of this discussion was the various types of consumer prices...

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Don’t Be a Reluctant Investor

Don’t Be a Reluctant Investor

Last weekend, Jason and his team hosted a fantastic virtual event with many incredibly intelligent and ambitious people attending from all over the United States. It was an absolute blast to take a deep dive into the many topics surrounding wealth creation with Jason,...

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3 Reasons to Ignore Conventional Wisdom

3 Reasons to Ignore Conventional Wisdom

If there is one thing that living in the real world teaches us, it’s that conventional wisdom can often be wrong. This holds true when dealing with history. Your history textbooks will generally tell you that America’s 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt saved...

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