Yesterday in a question and answer session Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear that the Fed’s dual mandate, one that includes maximum employment was not being met. Bernanke said that he was not satisfied with the employment situation because of underemployment and the low labor participation rate. He also noted that the unemployment … Read More →
You Can’t Get There From Here Real Estate News “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” ― John Milton, Paradise Lost As the real estate market gained steam earlier this year, a common anti bubble meme emerged- “this ain’t no bubble, home prices … Read More →
Mobile Marketing for Real Estate Agents Real Estate Marketing Google recently caught the attention of Realtors when it announced that web sites with bad or non existent mobile web sites would be hurt in its search engine results. Perhaps a more important reason for real estate agents to optimize their sites for mobile devices isn’t … Read More →
Part Time USA “I tried for modeling work but it was a bit slow and that’s when I took a part-time job at McDonalds. It gave me income while I was waiting for my big break and at the very least I could eat.” Sharon Stone Friday as the jobs report was being released Ryan … Read More →
The Part Time Recovery Are we becoming a nation of part timers? Introduction: 0:00-1:40 Discussion of the upcoming job report number & unemployment rate releases & predictions on the impact of a potentially improving job market 1:40-7:05 Discussion of mortgages & the float down option mortgage 7:05-10:06 Louis predicts that if the jobs number comes … Read More →
Consumer Sentiment “Demand and desire are infinite, supply and production while often plentiful, are always finite” – Smaulgld Last week we noted that Consumer Sentiment is a poor economic indicator. Consumer sentiment is up despite a rash of poor economic reports indicating that the consumer’s positive outlook is Panglossian. Seems like consumers have bought into … Read More →
The Part-Time Economy and Part Time Recovery The Huffington Post recently reported that one fifth of all new jobs created since the recession ended were temporary jobs. It’s tough being under 30 today. For the baby boomers growing up in the 1950’s and ’60’s being under 30 was like getting a lottery ticket – at … Read More →
Real Estate and Silver Prices Silver demand is up but silver prices are down. Real estate sales are down, yet home prices are up. How To Buy Gold Fractional American Gold Eagles in 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz Sizes for Smaller Budgets How to Buy Silver 10 oz. Silver Bars Near Spot from BGASC.com UPDATE … Read More →
Mandatory Retirement Accounts “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.” attributed to Thomas Jefferson How to Buy Gold How to Buy Silver UPDATE: January 29, 2014: Obama Announces MyRA Retirement Savings Accounts The Fed’s Exit Strategy? There has been a lot of talk … Read More →
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