Bank Settlement Checks Are Finally Out – But Bouncing

It’s been nearly four years since a group of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders agreed to a settlement in lawsuits charging them with fraud, wrongful evictions and other abuses in the “robosigning” scandal of 2008-9. Now, according to a New York Times update,...

Don’t Pay Off That Mortgage?

Staying out of debt has long been the standard for responsible money management. For generations parents have drummed that into the heads of their irresponsible offspring: pay your bills on time and repay what you owe. But in today’s financial climate, not paying off...

Changing Demographics Affect Home Buying

“Owning a home is the keystone of wealth, both financial affluence and emotional security,” says financial guru Suze Orman. But as American ages, suffers financial instability and becomes more diverse, the definition of “home” is changing – and that creates new...

Is the Gold Standard Slipping?

Good as gold, the saying goes. But – no so much these days? The price of gold continues to fall, reaching its lowest levels in over two years, a drop that’s causing chaos in money markets around the world. The plummeting price of gold comes as the Federal Reserve...

Jim Rogers on Gold, Fannie and Freddie…

Jason Hartman is joined by Jim Rogers, who is returning to the show a second time, to talk about Jim’s thoughts on several issues. Jim discusses the possibility of a major correction in the gold market, cautioning that it is not normal to have so many speculators...
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