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Millennials: Shaping the Future of Housing?

Millennials: Shaping the Future of Housing?

Does the future of the housing recovery belong to the Millennials? Mark Fleming thinks so. On a recent appearance on The Creating Wealth show, Fleming, First America’s Chief Economist, tells host Jason Hartman that this demographic is one to watch in the “new reality”...

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Inside Wall Street’s Collapse with Author Douglas Brunt

Inside Wall Street’s Collapse with Author Douglas Brunt

On a recent “Flashback Friday” episode of his signature Creating Wealth Show, real estate expert Jason Hartman revisits the heady days before the historic financial collapse of 2008 in a conversation with Douglas Brunt, author of the novel “Ghosts of Manhattan.” In...

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House Flipping:  Business or Investment?

House Flipping: Business or Investment?

House flipping has been in the news lately as another way to make money from residential real estate. But is flipping houses ns a sound investment strategy – or a business model? On Episode 533 of the Creating Wealth Show, Jason Hartman chats with his former co-host...

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Laurence Kotlikoff: The Future of Social Security?

Laurence Kotlikoff: The Future of Social Security?

Is Social Security just a sexist, outdated Ponzi scheme that’s destined to collapse under its own weight in a few years? These are some of the questions real estate expert and host Jason Hartman debates with guest Laurence Kotlikoff on Episode 532 of the Creating...

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Bob Proctor Reveals the Real Secret to Prosperity

Bob Proctor Reveals the Real Secret to Prosperity

Can you think your way to prosperity? Not exactly – but that’s the first step, according to Bob Proctor. Dubbed “America’s Greatest Prosperity Teacher," Proctor has spent 55 years helping people of all kinds to transform their lives and achieve their goals. In a...

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Seller Financing: What Investors Must Know Now

Seller Financing: What Investors Must Know Now

The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act took full effect in January 2014 – a wide-ranging piece of legislation that affects how sales of residential real estate are managed. In an age when more property sales than ever before are conducted...

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Who Benefited Most From QE3?

Who Benefited Most From QE3?

The official end of the Federal Reserve’s third round of Quantitative Easing came in October 2014, and as the dust settles, financial experts are still debating just who benefited the most from that massive economic boost – and it may not have been US consumers. It’s...

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China’s New Silk Road: Opportunities For  Investors?

China’s New Silk Road: Opportunities For Investors?

China’s fabled Silk Road, that ancient trade route that brought Asian riches to hungry European cities, is getting new leas on life, thanks to a recent initiative by the Chinese government. And while the New Silk Road project has the US and some of its allies worried,...

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Why Aren’t Millennials Buying  Houses?

Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Houses?

It’s no secret in real estate circles that Millennials aren’t buying houses. And while financial experts cite several key reasons why that’s true, they don’t carry equal weight in all areas of the country – a point worth considering for investors in rental real...

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Should Bad Banks Handle Pension Funds?

Should Bad Banks Handle Pension Funds?

In recent times, American workers have seen their retirement plans evaporate as employers and financial institutions mismanage or whittle away their pension funds. As another round of indictments come down for the nation’s biggest banks, one Senator is asking whether...

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