“The impulsion to leap to embarrassingly unjustified conclusions in order to put the horror of aging out of one’s mind.” That’s what Aubrey de Grey has to say about why humans become obsessed with relatively meaningless tasks throughout our lives…
If you’re anything like me, not only do I hate dealing with taxes, but I am usually extremely confused about what to do. There is this deduction, that extra bracket, this loophole, that loophole, and the list goes on. In…
I have a friend of mine that gets picked up in a private jet every month to fly to Las Vegas. He leaves on a Friday and is back on Sunday afternoon. All he has to do is let Caesar’s…
One of the ‘investing regrets’ that I have is not accumulating more cash flowing properties when the time was ripe. I think about that a lot, especially when I look back on some of the insane opportunities that were available…
Owning foreign real estate is a sexy idea. You can brag to your friends about your house in some exotic location and you can feel like a sophisticated and worldly investor. But how many people do you know that actually…
The ten year value change of rare whisky has exploded for an annualized return of over 58%, making many ‘whisky investors’ very happy. Other assets that have skyrocketed in value include rare coins, art, watches, and cars. Most of these…
It was the fall of 2011 when my wife and I presented an offer to the bank that was selling the home through a short sale. The person who owned the house at the time – but was selling in…
As you might have seen in the news, the US national debt just passed the $22 trillion mark. That adds up to nearly $200,000 of debt for each US tax payer, which appears to be a number that will never…
This article is in reference to a question that is currently very common in the real estate and investing world. Q: What will trigger the world-wide real estate bubble to burst? A: Nothing. There is no such thing as a…
Delayed gratification versus immediate reward. This concept I something researchers have studied for years. They have tried to understand why our brains desire different rewards based on a time frame. Really, the only reasonable explanation is that people are just…
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