Since 2009, I have encouraged Financial Samurai readers to take out an adjustable-rate mortgage instead of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. The rationale was that we were in a downward interest rate channel, so why pay more in interest if you don’t have to? Further, the average homeownership tenure back in 2009 was only around 5-7 […]
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I’ve got some exciting news folks! Over the past 16 months, I’ve been in talks with a couple executives at Netflix about a potential new show. They only live 50 minutes south of me in Los Gatos. Today, I’m proud to announce I’ll be producing a new Netflix original series called Love Is Money! The
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When you’re young and naive, you tend to want to do things the right way. You’re taught by adults that cheating and lying are wrong. As you get older and wiser, you start to become aware of people gaming the system to get ahead. What you also realize is those who game the system seem
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Even though a no-cost refinance sounds great, there’s really no free lunch. A no-cost refinance has costs. The costs are just not visible upon closing. The refinance costs are baked in by charging the borrower a higher mortgage rate. Here are all the mortgage fees in a no-cost refinance. It’s like marrying someone for their
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During the 2008 – 2009 recession, I lost about 35% of my net worth in about six months. I don’t plan on doing that again. I want to share how we can make lots of money during the next downturn. In 2022, the S&P 500 has gave up all its 2021 gains. However, thankfully, the S&P
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Seeing your property’s value go up feels good, especially if it goes up more than what you made from your day job. However, the biggest downside is your property taxes will likely go up as well. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always stood up for myself. Whether it was getting bullied at
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One of the great benefits of being an investor is that you can sometimes make more from your investments than from your day job. After several years of doing so, you might even start wondering what’s the point of working so much! According to Zillow, home value appreciation in 2021 was higher than median wages
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As a buyer, you love bad real estate agents because you can take advantage of them to get better pricing. As a seller, you obviously want a good listing agent so you can maximize your profits. According to the National Association Of Realtors, there are supposedly around 1.5 million real estate agents today. However, there
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Are you wondering how the stock market has performed during previous Fed-rate-hike cycles? This article will explore whether stocks perform well or poorly when borrowing costs rise. On March 16, 2022, the Federal Reserve approved its first rate hike since December 2018. 11 Fed rate hikes later, the Fed Funds rate is at 5.25% –
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You may want to pay down extra principal to qualify for a mortgage refinance. When mortgage rates are low, paying down principal to qualify for a lower mortgage rate is a smart move. The return on your capital could actually be quite high. But when mortgages are high, as they still are today, they paying
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