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Why the Next Decade in Real Estate Finance Will Be Different
By John Doan, president, Miracle Mortgage I frequently speak with people who fondly remember what their homes were worth two, three and four years ago. Many of them actually think their home will soon return to those previous levels of valuation. They talk about how that value inevitably will come back, because “real estate always […]
ETF Talk: SPY Offers Investment Intrigue
The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) has an attention-grabbing ticker, but the broad market stock fund’s mission is no mystery. This exchange-traded fund (ETF) is designed to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index, and to let investors benefit from gains in the performance of this benchmark index. The broad-based nature of the fund also […]
A Greek Tragedy
You may not have heard this news, but Greece just had its bond rating cut to BBB by Moody’s. Now, you may be asking what the big deal is. After all, what does Greece’s credit rating have to do with my investments here at home? Well, just like you, countries have credit ratings. They issue […]
Thoughts on Victory
"In war there is no substitute for victory." –Douglas MacArthur As our nation escalates the war in Afghanistan, let’s hope that Gen. MacArthur’s wise words aren’t lost on the political powers that be. Wisdom about money, investing and life can be found anywhere. If you have a good quote you’d like me to share with […]
ETF Investing Strategies — What You Need to Hear
The world of ETFs keeps getting better and better. We now can invest in almost any asset class, currency or country in the world with just a few clicks of a mouse. But in order to use ETFs properly, you have to learn a few key concepts. Here are three important concepts you’ll learn by […]
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Mortgage Rates Are Still Low — Don’t Miss Out!
Believe it or not, you still can get a cheap mortgage at some of the lowest interest rates of the year. The professionals at Miracle Mortgage are offering a free assessment of your current financing, so take advantage of this offer now before interest rates start rising. Click here to get Miracle Mortgage’s special report […]
ETF Talk: Emerging Markets Present Big Opportunities, Risks
Emerging markets typically offer the greatest opportunities — and the most risk. If you have tracked the markets closely in just the past week, you likely noticed sizable one-day swings up and down largely due to news of debt problems from Dubai last Thursday. On that day, emerging markets dropped sharply. However, emerging markets rebounded […]
Time to Talk Taxes
You might not be thinking about taxes with the holidays now in full swing, but my friend and CPA Lee Haight called me the other day to remind me that there are several strategies that I can employ before the end of the year to reduce my tax burden. Lee asked me to pull together […]
Just Stop Teasing Me
Let’s start off this week’s Alert with a quick glance at a chart of the S&P 500 Index for the past two months. As you can see, we’ve basically been mired in a trading range between 1,030 and 1,110 throughout this entire time. It’s as if the market was just teasing us here, tempting us […]
JFK on Gratitude
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy As the late president so poignantly put it, gratitude is much more about action than mere words. This Thanksgiving, don’t just merely speak about the things you’re grateful […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
