Even if the Fed hikes rates, it may have little impact on borrowing costs for mortgages. In general, the Fed is behind the curve when it comes to hiking rates. And that’s understandable. The Fed would rather be a little too slow in hiking rates than a little too fast in order to help our […]
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As a multiple property owner, I’ve done a lot of refinances over the last twenty years. So just how long does it take to refinance a mortgage loan nowadays? The short answer is: 2-3 months on average. This is up from one month on average before the global financial crisis. With rising mortgage rates in
Sequence of returns risk refers to the risk of receiving lower or negative returns early in a period when withdrawals are made from an investment portfolio. Withdrawals are made from an investment portfolio usually during times of financial duress or more traditionally, during retirement. If you happen to retire before a bear market hits, you
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One of the things I enjoy is debating with still employed people about the appropriate withdrawal rate in retirement. I like hearing about all their money plans for after they leave a steady paycheck behind. The debate is not really a debate as I mostly just listen so that I can have something to revisit
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Despite being a shareholder in Tesla stock since early 2018, I’ve held off on buying an electric vehicle. With limited funds, it always felt better to invest $50,000 in the stock for potential profit than spend $50,000 on a base-model Tesla car. Besides, I had just bought a 2015 Range Rover Sport in December 2016
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In a strong housing market, you may want to buy a fixer-upper property that fewer people want in order to get in. If you’re young and full of energy, buying a fixer to build sweat equity is a good idea. I did so twice to some great returns. Let me share whether you should buy
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Well folks, the volatility is back again. There’s a growing chance of a recession after 11 Fed Rate hikes and now trade wars by the Trump administration. What’s worse, there might actually be stagflation, where inflation remains high while economic output declines. For those of you who’ve been consistently investing since 2009 or earlier, experiencing
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Let’s look at the best time of the month or year to refinance a mortgage. If you can refinance at a better time of the year, you might be able to get a lower mortgage rate and save. The best time of the month to refinance your mortgage is the last two weeks of the
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All of us are patriots to some degree. However, it’s good to beware of home country bias to protect ourselves from unexpected risk. Home country bias refers to investors’ tendency to favor companies from their own country over those from other countries or regions. After all, it’s usually better to invest in what we know
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Due to the war in Ukraine and Israel, a lot of people have been asking me whether to buy gold now. Therefore, I thought I’d revisit this post that I write a while ago and have updated today. Before you buy gold, make sure you understand the basics of commodities. A commodity is typically a
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