Diminishing Returns of Homeownership Policies

The Washington Post – It’s official: Over the past couple of decades, the United States spent vast amounts of time, energy and, above all, money — both private and public — to raise the national rate of homeownership, with exactly nothing to show for it....

California’s Next Big Political Wave

Yahoo News – In most corners of the country, a competitive Senate race isn’t an earth-shattering event. After all, there’s a new one every couple of years. California is different. When Barbara Boxer announced on Jan. 8 that she would be retiring after her...

Investing: Little Things Make a Big Difference

Visual Capitalist – The difference between good and great is often found in the details. As discussed in this infographic, a few little ideas can make a big difference in the long run. First, the equation for growing wealth is actually quite simple: produce more...

Fidelity to Pay California $1.25 Million

Re-Insider – Did you hear? Fidelity just agreed to pay a $1.25M settlement to the state of California for alleged RESPA kickbacks violations. This is the same case that led to a 2011 settlement where Fidelity agreed to pay the federal government $4.5M for the...

Upper Middle Class is Ruining America

Business Insider – Reihan Salam, author of article, first encountered the upper middle class when he attended a big magnet high school in Manhattan that attracted a decent number of brainy, better-off kids whose parents preferred not to pay private-school...

Falling Oil Prices Effect Real Estate Markets

Forbes – Just five years ago, Williston, North Dakota, was a smallish town of 15,000 on the plains of western North Dakota. Then the oil boom came to town. Newly drilled shale oil wells brought a new influx of workers that pushed the town’s population up by more...
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