Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
Two years before the housing bust became painfully obvious to U.S. homeowners, EWI’s publications warned subscribers that the housing market had reached extremes and was about to bust. Now, lofty expectations for home prices have returned. So have house “flippers.” Is it different this time? Is it safe again to speculate in U.S. real estate?
Re-emergent house flippers are set to flop. Read More »
Improving Your Health Your health and your finances are two of the more crucial commodities in life – It’s said that the young will give up their health for money and the old will gladly give up their money for health. So why not take care of both at the same time? If you incorporate
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Clicks vs. Bricks With the huge popularity of the internet it’s no longer uncommon for people to do their discretionary shopping online. The trend is towards more and more online purchases. According to the U.S. Census Bureau News, eCommerce for the 3rd Quarter of 2012 was 5.2% of total retail sales while it was only 1.7% of total
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Anytime a hurricane or other natural disaster is predicted to strike, it causes widespread uncertainty in the stock market. Although the people who are in the path of an upcoming storm place their focus on staying safe and protecting their homes and businesses, investors around the country pay closer attention to their investments in an
In recent years, real estate has suffered major price setbacks due to foreclosures, and the supply overhang of foreclosed real estate. But the old adage of Real Estate value, Location, Location, Location still applies. Today we will look at Real Estate in one of the prime locations in the U.S.: Martha’s Vineyard. Real Estate Trends: Martha’s
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by Dennis Miller Do not do what I did and start reading newsletters and buying into investments because they sound like winners. A recent reader question is from Alex L, who is a member of my Super Sports Roadster club, a “collaborator-friend,” and big help in getting the Miller’s Money Forever project started: “Dennis, you
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by Pete Kofod “So this is what it looks like when a society is starting to collapse,” the man standing behind the counter at the hardware store said matter-of-factly. The remark had been directed at no one in particular, but generally at anyone standing nearby. As I was among that audience, I looked at him
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Australian Real Estate and Economic Trends According to new data, personal finance fell 0.9% during October, after the release of official figures by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Seasonally adjusted personal finance dropped to $7.343 billion for October after a revised September intake of $7.409 billion. October also witnessed the total number of commercial loans
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As Americans we believe that we can be whatever we want to be… if we work hard enough and have a dream. We, too, can experience financial security and be treated equally, without consideration for class, race or religion… we value our freedom to choose how we live our lives and we are fascinated by
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The construction industry is a good indicator of the national economy because people and businesses only decide to build when they believe they will have the income and resources to afford it. Although some companies will have the need to expand more quickly than the national average, including popular coffee chain Starbucks’, the overall level
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