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Send in the Clowns

Help! I’m Trapped in a Box! Oh look, now I’m walking against the wind with an umbrella. If either of these images conjure up a black and white striped clad performer in face paint, you understand what a mime is. Which is not to be confused with a “meme” or in this case, a meme
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What Goes Up… Must Come Down

You may or may not have been alive when these opening lyrics from the song “Spinning Wheel” by Blood, Sweat and Tears was released. It was December of 1968, and the average mortgage rate for a home in the United States averaged roughly 7.5%. Over a decade later in 1981, average home mortgages peaked at
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the euro vs usd

Have You Noticed? Everyone is in Europe this Summer

This isn’t some trendy rehashing of “Roman Holiday.” It’s all about the Euro, which is now trading on par with the U.S. dollar for the first time since 2002. The European Central Bank’s halfhearted response to the war in the Ukraine and the resultant skyrocketing inflation has given American tourists an opportunity not seen in
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how does inflation affect the value of the dollar

How Does Inflation Affect the Value of the Dollar

What is Inflation and How Does it Work Inflation is a general increase in prices and the fall in the purchasing value of money. It occurs when the demand for goods and services outstrips the available supply, pushing prices up. Inflation can be caused by a number of factors, such as an increase in the
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Real Estate Private Equity vs REITs

When it comes to real estate investing (REI), there are a many different REI facets to choose from.  Investors can actively fix-and-flip properties or  buy and hold real estate to generate rental income. There are also more “passive” ways of investing in real estate.   Investors can purchase mortgage notes or do private money lending to
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Passive Investing in Real Estate: A Pathway to Creating Wealth

This is a previously recorded version of the April 2022 edition of CEO Fireside About Heather Dreves Heather Dreves, Director of Funding and Fund Manager, has worked in the Private Money Industry for over 16 years. Heather has been directly involved in raising over 300 million dollars in trust deed notes and runds for Secured
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