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2009 

December '09

Investing in Triple Net Leased Commercial Property - Why and How

- Explains why NNN property is an attractive substitute for bonds in your portfolio and how to evaluate these properties.

 

September '09

Achieving Superior Returns by Understanding and Managing Risk

- Explains how to identify economic, market, and psychological risks; then provides guidance on managing risks to avoid losses and improve long run returns. Also provides analysis of the current investment outlook for real estate, stocks, and bonds.

 

June '09

Unexpected Inflation's Effects on Real Estate Returns

- Shows how returns on apartments and commercial real estate react to an unexpected high inflation scenario. Also discusses potential market manipulations by government.

 

March '09

Real Estate Looks Smart Again + Strategy & Returns Update

- Analysis of real estate market conditions. Plus an update on equity investing strategy and the past 4 years' results.

 

2008

December '08

Our Strategy for a Market Panic Environment

- Discussion of economic outlook and our equity market strategy. Also discusses Roth IRA conversions and avoiding a Madoff Ponzi scheme.

 

September '08

Economics, the Government, and Financial Markets: Anatomy of a Mess

- Explains the financial crises, analyzes the risks related to various government responses and provides recommendations about how to invest given the risks.

 

June '08

Review of 3 year Client Results for the Combined Equity Strategies

- Reviews of Overall Client Returns and discusses Investing in a Stagflation Environment and our Long Run Investing Goals and Strategy.

 

March '08

Long Term Value Portfolio 3rd Anniversary

- Detailed review of the market beating performance of our flagship portfolio

2007

December '07

Managing Home Equity to Build Wealth Part 2

- Explains the Rex Agreement and how to use it to increase returns on capital tied up in your house

September '07

Mortgage Market Meltdown

- Explains the Credit Market crisis and its implications for Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds

June '07

Managing Home Equity to Build Wealth Part 1

- Analyses the benefits of using Mortgage Debt to pull out Home Equity for Reinvestment

March '07

Who Wants to be an Angel?

- Explains Angel Investing Analysis using Parco Homes as an example

January '07

2007 Trends Analysis and Forecast

- My Analysis and Outlook for Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds for 2007

2006

December '06

2006 Performance Review

- The Relationship of Risk to Investment Horizon and then Portfolio Performance in 2006

November '06

Anatomy of an Opportunity

- Discussion of the Market Overreaction to Canada's announcement about taxing trusts

October '06

New Mexico Real Estate Update

- Updates our 2005 report on the market in Rio Rancho N.M.

September '06

Updates

- U.S. Real Estate Market Analysis plus notes on the Stock Market and Thailand

August '06

Thai Development Fund Offering

- Provides a summary of a fund set up to invest in land in Thailand

July '06

Hot Penny Stocks – Bad Advice from the Junk Mail Bag

- Irreverent review of common pump and dump stock scams routinely hitting our inboxes

June '06

Postponing Tax by Attempting an Exchange

- Explains a useful quirk in the tax code and a new financial tool for hedging house price risk

May '06

Thailand: Focus on Koh Samui

- Demand versus Supply and the expected appreciation on Koh Samui

April '06

Thailand: Focus on Pattaya

- Demand versus Supply and the expected appreciation in Pattaya

March '06

Using Innovation to Boost Development Profits

- How to earn high returns building houses in Hawaii using new methods from Prefab LAB

February '06

Accessing Home Equity for Retirement

- Analysis of choices (including selling) in using home equity to fund retirement spending

January '06

Psychology of Investing

- Actual Vs perceived risks and an analysis of how people deal with the costs of understanding risk

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