Archive for the ‘General Investing’ Category
How Lenders Control The Future Of Oilfield Services
March 14th, 2016 by Jason B. Vanclef
Submitted by David Yager via OilPrice.com, For the thousands of new entrants into the oilfield services (OFS) industry in the past 15 years – both workers and companies – if you didn’t know what senior secured lending covenants were a year ago, you sure do now. Whether your vehicle has been repossessed, your company is […]
If You Want To Be Wealthy, Don’t Buy A House – Build/Buy A Business
February 11th, 2016 by Jason B. Vanclef
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog, The key take-away: focus on owning income-producing assets, not a primary residence. One truism of investing is to follow the lead of those who are building wealth. This chart reveals the foundation of the wealth of the top 1% and the next 9%; business equity, i.e. ownership of […]
Inflation Watch – New Yorker Edition
December 20th, 2015 by Jason B. Vanclef
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/19/2015 20:00 -0500 zerohedge.com Hedonically-adjusted words for the wealthy… From Shadowstats.com showing real inflation using the methodology from 1982 where they actually measured a consistent basket of goods and today where they cut out things we never use like food and gas and then massage the data lower with […]
What a $1 million home looks like in 20 different cities
December 18th, 2015 by Jason B. Vanclef
New York and Los Angeles are the best… The best at showing insanity! By Sally French Published: Dec 18, 2015 12:59 p.m. ET www.marketwatch.com What $1 million buys you in San Francisco is very different than what you get in San Diego. Getty Images U.S. home prices picked up steam in the most […]
John Bogle says you won’t make much money from stocks
November 9th, 2015 by Jason B. Vanclef
By John Coumarianos Published: Nov 5, 2015 5:01 a.m. ET Marketwatch.com Vanguard Group founder sees 4% annualized return for U.S. market John Bogle finally has it right about stocks. Bogle, the legendary founder of mutual-fund giant Vanguard Group, and a staunch defender of index funds, said in a recent interview with Morningstar’s personal finance editor […]
The world’s greatest investors all follow these four simple rules
January 4th, 2015 by Jason B. Vanclef
From Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, editor, True Wealth: Want to be a great investor? Then figure out what the world’s greatest investors do… and do that. It’s that simple. Seriously! I went as far as you can possibly go in school studying investing. But that’s not how I learned to be a great investor. I learned […]