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Mike’s Advice for New Investors Mike’s story shows how even a single, well-placed property can change your life. But he’s quick to point out: Be strategic about location and timing Bring your travel experiences into your hosting style Use local lenders who can see your vision Think long-term — design your Airbnb like a business […]
Back in lesson one, we looked at the main reason why we invest our money – which is to retain its spending power. By keeping our money in a cash savings account and retaining the interest it generates over time, we can hope to at least keep up with inflation. Hurrah! We’re not getting any […]
What’s Next? Mike and his co-owners are in no rush to sell. But they’re exploring ways to monetize, whether that’s through camping rentals, events, or even the quirky “beer island” business model (yes, that’s a thing). “It’s not just a novelty. It’s an appreciating asset—and an experience,” says Mike. Join Our Co-Investing Club For Hassle-Free […]
5. Fighting Robocallers (and Getting Paid for It) Tired of spam calls? One man in the Pacific Northwest turned that annoyance into a side hustle. Every time he got a robocall, he’d keep the caller on the line until he was transferred to a U.S.-based agent. Then, he’d gather enough info to threaten legal action […]
I was browsing a list of ETFs the other day, as you do, when I stumbled upon something I’ve been waiting a very long time for: a global small cap value ETF. Value stocks are the subset of risky stocks that are deemed ‘undervalued’ by investors. According to the value thesis, these ugly ducklings are […]
Over the weekend, the United States and China laid out the framework for a trade deal and suspended some of the most onerous tariffs imposed by the two countries. It isn’t a done deal yet, but shares of heavy equipment companies that were facing a two-sided blow from the tariffs are rallying on the news. […]
A lament regularly heard in school playgrounds across the land goes something like this: “Eeeeeuuugggh! Shuuuttttt up!” …followed by: “Girls are gross!” So proclaims generation after generation of little boys – only a few years before the hormones kick in and they spend the rest of their lives obsessing over women. As goes the birds […]
A lot of advice out there sounds good on paper but fails to work in reality. Follow your passion! Sure, but does your love of fantasy football pay the bills? You can do anything you set your mind to! Tell that to my 5th-grade NBA dreams. The same is true of some financial advice. It […]
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It’s become common to rubbish Serious Economists, and given their track record, it’s not hard to see why. Among other reasons, the ones that have a better grasp on how the provisioning of society actually works are usually relegated to the heterodox wilderness. That is because they lost the plot. The purpose of mainstream economics […]
