Archive for June, 2006

19 Jun

Interest Rates - How Do They Change, Who’s Affected, and Where Are They Going?

The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) (est. 1913) raises its discount rate one quarter of a percent. That’s headline news! Why? What does it mean? Who does it affect? Let’s back up, slow down, and take a look at the Fed and briefly summarize what it is and how it works.
The Fed is a central banking […]

Posted in Articles, Economic Analysis by: NetGain
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08 Jun

Three Strikes and You’re Out - The Real Estate Investment Version

Currently, almost every media comment concerning real estate refers to the word bubble. By inference, this indicates a collapse of real estate value that is out of the buyer’s control. Well, the facts are that most collapses of real estate value are the fault of the buyer. Avoiding loss of real estate value is what […]

Posted in Articles, Risk Reduction by: NetGain
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