I published a stock market risk overview on Oct. 12 and listed several issues that had the potential to impact financial markets and the Fed’s TaperCaper decision process. One issue was overleveraged real estate development in China, and Evergrande was ground zero for...
In Apr. 2019, I published “Pension Funds Unable to Save New York City from Bankruptcy Again,” and the 2020 pandemic turned out to be the wicked pin that pricked the inevitable bust. The Big Apple has not faced such a dire situation in 45 years, as the current...
As a businessman with no prior political experience, President Donald Trump has long viewed this dynamic as a positive attribute. In his view, the U.S. has a severe economic problem. Thus, it takes a person who knows how to start businesses to get us on the right...
There’s an old saying that you should be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. In other words, you shouldn’t blindly follow mass beliefs because you could get burned. In perhaps no other investment is that more true than real estate....
Just recently, I had a discussion with a professional colleague. During our talk, I made a joke about skyrocketing real estate prices. He laughed, but also made a startling announcement: a friend of his who’s a waitress and barely has much money bought a three-bedroom...