Tag: jason hartman
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Financial Independence Doesn’t Start Here
You can’t sleep. Before you know it, you’re sprawled on the couch in front of the television, clicking randomly through the channels. Say, who’s that guy on a yacht surrounded by bikini-clad babes suggesting I come to his real estate seminar? Well, heck, why not? It worked for him! Your fingers begin to twitch and…
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JP Morgan Chase Gets Caught Lying — Again
The Proverbs of King Solomon are full of warnings about consorting with the sinful: those who lie, cheat and harm other people. And those principles still hold today as JP Morgan Chase, one of the biggest US banks, confesses to knowingly writing bad loans for government housing agencies and lying about them for over a…
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Does Credit Monitoring Protect Data?
Throughout his Proverbs, King Solomon emphasizes the value of a good reputation for a prosperous, blessed life. But what if your reputation had been hijacked by hackers half a world away – and your credit and reputation were ruined by someone using your identity? In an age of anxiety about Identity theft and the safety…
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More Tapering’s On the Way: Good News for Investors?
King Solomon’s proverbs tell us again and again that the way to a prosperous life is through wisdom and hard work. “The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches,” he writes in Proverbs 10:4. Today, industriousness in the form of better employment numbers and an uptick in the housing…
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Can Consorting With Sinners Bring the Bitcoin Down?
To live a wise and Godly life, says King Solomon, avoid the company of sinners, especially those who lie and deceive. “My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them,” he says in Proverbs 1:10. Now, advocates of the Bitcoin worry that the arrest of a Bircoin exchange executive for consorting with money…
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Wisdom From the Wild Can Inspire Investors
The natural world is full of lessons for wise and prosperous living, as King Solomon shows us again and again in proverbs such as Proverbs 6:6: “Go to the ant, o sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom.” That’s true even in today’s financial world, where lessons learned from facing the challenges of the…
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New Technology Promises to Keep Data Safe
King Solomon’s ancient words about staying clear of those with malicious intent, and protecting good reputations by acting wisely and prudently are as important today as in his time. And as stories continue to hit the news about massive data hacks and the National Security Agency’s domestic spying campaign, new industries are stepping up with…
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Tax Breaks for Investors Take a Hit This Year
Investing with the prudence and wisdom King Solomon advises means keeping up with all the financial issues that affect your investing career. It’s no secret that real estate invesetment benefits from a generous list of tax credits and deductions that property owners can claim every year, But as lawmakers tinker with tax reform, some of…
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Foreign Investment Heats Up US Housing
King Solomon was no stranger to investing across borders. The great King turned to his neighboring monarchs for the help and materials to build his magnificent temple and used trade and alliances to keep his kingdom secure. And today, as foreign investment in US residential real estate tops $7 billion, housing industry observers are debating…
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Post-Lawsuits, Big Banks Try New Strategies
One of the basic principles for doing good business Solomon-style is to act with justice and equity to everyone. But as we’ve reported in this space before, those qualities have been in short supply among the country’s biggest banks, as shown by the long list of government-backed lawsuits filed against them in the aftermath of…