How Real Estate Investors Can Take Advantage Of Any Economic Scenario

February 20, 2014

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing about investing in rental real estate. I’m going to conclude this series with a final argument in favor of real estate investing and that’s how it’s likely to be affected by four different economic environments relative to other investments and the opportunities each situation presents to real estate investors. Here are the four different scenarios: Continue reading “How Real Estate Investors Can Take Advantage Of Any Economic Scenario”

Is Your Credit Score Hurting Your Job Prospects?

May 17, 2013

One of my friends sent me this article about credit scores impacting a job search to ask my opinion. And, he confided in me that this is probably a part of the reason that his wife has been unable to find work for nearly two years and has just about given up on her quest to find another job. This is a very troubling trend in the workplace and all too often good people are being denied the opportunity to work in this dreadful economy that just hasn’t produced robust job growth.     Continue reading “Is Your Credit Score Hurting Your Job Prospects?”

Roseanne Rosanna D’Anna, Sequestration and You

March 01, 2013

I grew up watching Saturday Night Live, back when it was ridiculously entertaining.  I know it’s in a good cycle again now, but the old shows are still funny now.  When you can laugh 20-30 years after something was created, you know it’s good.  Lucille Ball and the chocolate candy on the assembly line will be funny 100 years from now!  That’s quality entertainment…  Continue reading “Roseanne Rosanna D’Anna, Sequestration and You”

Back to School Money Lessons: Making The Most of a Bad Economy

August 27, 2012

My friends are all posting their back-to-school photos of their kids and grandkids – they are so cute with their new clothes and backpacks! I miss the days of dropping my own kids off on those first days of the school year…well, except the first few years. I didn’t let them see a little tear in my eye as they walked into their classrooms looking so grown up.  Continue reading “Back to School Money Lessons: Making The Most of a Bad Economy”

A Bear Market is Your Friend

November 07, 2011

A friend of mine posted this comment on Facebook last week “Yeah!  The market is up 345 points! Finally it is going in the right direction.”  Well, I was NOT happy at all to hear this news.  You see, that day (Thursday October 27th) was the day our company made its annual contribution for all of our employees – the employer matching contributions to everyone’s 401(k). I was certainly happy to receive a company contribution but not so happy about the timing. Because mutual funds pick up the end of day pricing, that means everyone in our company received a contribution to their 401(k) AFTER the market went up that day.  If the contribution had been made a day earlier, all of us who invest in stock funds would have been over three percent richer. Continue reading “A Bear Market is Your Friend”

How Far are You Willing to Go to Find Work?

September 21, 2011

One of the byproducts of our slumping economy is an unacceptably high unemployment rate.  There are literally millions of men and women who are perfectly capable of working, but can’t find employment in their area.  In response to this lingering problem, President Obama unveiled his plans for helping reduce the number of Americans that are out of work, known as The American Jobs Act.  This is an important first step, but the reality is that regardless of what might come out of Washington to address the issue, it will take years before any real progress is made.  In the meantime, families will continue to struggle with making ends meet. Continue reading “How Far are You Willing to Go to Find Work?”

A View From the Road: When the Economy Starts Moving Again, You Won’t Want to Be Left Behind

September 19, 2011

I am not entirely surprised with the news that no new jobs were created in August, if my view from the road this past week was a microcosm of the rest of the country.  Over the past week, I moved from Northern California to just north of Salt Lake City, Utah.  My husband and I plan to retire here.  We figured, why wait, and put in to be transferred to the Mountain states.  We rented out our home in California, packed up and moved to our condo. Continue reading “A View From the Road: When the Economy Starts Moving Again, You Won’t Want to Be Left Behind”