Tag: jason hartman
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5 Investing Tips From Rich Investors
Very wealthy investors get – and keep – their money flowing with conservative strategies that echo the best investing advice from King Solomon, a very wealthy monarch in his own tight. Even the flashiest entertainer or entrepreneur builds wealth by exercising a combination of wisdom and prudence, Solomon’s own essential virtues for living a prosperous…
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New Bank Fraud Settlement, New Lending Rules?
Along with his wisdom and devotion King Solomon was known for his fair judgments, best shown by his handling of that famous case in which two women claimed motherhood of the same child. Solomon proposed cutting the child exactly in two, which revealed the real mother. Today, some measure of fair judgment is coming in…
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After the Shutdown, Whither the Dollar?
King Solomon made it clear in his Proverbs that wisdom and prudence are more precious than silver and gold. Today wise investors and market watchers around the world are keeping an eye on what’s happening to the modern equivalent of that gold and silver – the international money market, and more specifically the dollar, as…
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The Shutdown's Over: Now What Happens to the Stimulus?
There’s a time for every purpose under heaven, says King Solomon in Ecclesiastes, chapter 3. And as financial experts assess the damage done to the economy by the recent government shutdown and a dollar that’s dropping in value, the Federal Reserve has decided that there’s still at time and a purpose for staying on track…
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Should Parents Teach Kids About Investing?
King Solomon believed that wisdom begins at home. Many of his Proverbs are directed toward the younger generation: “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that you may know prudence. I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.” (Proverbs 4:1) In today’s world, too, parents who want to raise…
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Go to the Alpine Swift, Investor
“Go to the ant, o sluggard,“ says King Solomon in a famous quote from Proverbs 6:6,” and consider her ways, and learn wisdom.” We humans have aloway looked to animals for inspiration and guidance in managing our affairs. Now, the Alpine Swift joins the King’s famous ant and many other models from the natural world.…
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The Debt Ceiling Debate: Is Housing At Risk?
“Wisdom hath built herself a house,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 9:1. And as the government’s shutdown continues, new concerns about the fate of the federal debt ceiling remind us that Solomon’s connection between a house and stable prosperity still holds as true today as it did in the time of the great King. The…
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Know This Before Approaching a Lender
To properly execute Jason Hartman’s wealth-building strategies requires the ability to obtain long-term financing at good rates. This makes your credit rating of critical importance when setting out to create an income property portfolio. Here are a few facts-of-life about dealing with lenders in the real estate game. Pump Up the Down Payment Since mortgage…
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10 More Words for Wise Investing
King Solomon’s words on wise money management in the Books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes echo down the ages with timeless advice for modern investors too. Today, successful people including a sports legend, an automotive pioneer and a real estate expert join the King to offer a textbook’s worth of financial and investing wisdom in a…
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Are You Still Making These Three Investing Mistakes?
It’s clear that King Solomon’s advice for successful and prosperous living hinges on the twin virtues of prudence and wisdom – and in a world filled with advice from all sides about the best ways to manage money and get rich from investments, they’re important watchwords for today’s money managers and investors. But even prudent…