Invest With the Head, Not the Heart

There are plenty of times when the heart, not the head, governs decision-making. We buy a car because it fits the image we want to show the world, choose clothes that make us feel good. But while emotions have their place in the choices we make, successful investing...

Renter’s Market? Buyer’s Market? No – Landlord’s Market

New statistics show that homeownership is falling to the lowest levels in years. At the same time, rental housing is surging. Thanks to a complex interplay of factors including income, mortgage lending standards and the changing demographics of American society, it’s...

Out of Work Grads May Slow Housing’s Recovery

Although the housing market seems to be rebounding, with higher home prices and lower mortgage interest rates, one group is conspicuously absent from the recovery: the “Millennials,” young college graduates who make up the largest demographic group in the country. And...

America’s Looking Younger Every Day

Sorry, baby boomers. You’re no longer number one. For decades that group of people born between 1946 and 1960 or so have bee the biggest single group in the US, the subject of endless study by everyone from psychologists to advertising directors. But new...

House Flipping Makes Money – But Is It Investing?

Buying real estate is the road to long term wealth – but not all real estate purchases work the same way to get you there. In a recovering market, flipping houses seems like the way to make quick money – but as Jason Hartman says, the fast buy and sell of flipping...