Year: 2010

The Door of Opportunity

SolomonSuccess.comTo those who have learned how to read the economic trends, it has been painfully obvious for quite some time that significant inflation is on the horizon. Empowered Investor Network has long supported a strategy of fighting inflation through rental real estate that is financed with fixed-rate debt. The advantage of this strategy is that the debt payments will stay the same throughout the inflationary period as prices are pushed higher. While this is happening, the rents paid by the tenants will be consistently increasing as the scourge of inflation is eroding the value of the dollars that are being used to repay the mortgage.

Know Thy Self

The Solomon Success ShowWhen engaged in the business of living our lives, it is critically important to know yourself in all things that you do. In the context of personal relationships, we must learn about ourselves to develop healthy relationships with others. Harmony requires that we be up-front and honest. In an ideal situation, the strengths of one person in a relationship will compensate for the weaknesses of the other.

Oops…Wall Street Investment Firms Fined $1.4 Billion

<a href="https://solomonsuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/scam-jepoirrer.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-400" src="https://solomonsuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/scam-jepoirrer-150×150.jpg" alt="SolomonSuccess.com" width="150" height="150" /></a>Granted, the above mentioned financial fiasco occurred in 2003 but how quickly we forget the misdeeds and chicanery of a healthy handful of Wall Street's finest investment firms. It's been more than seven years since the following firms got busted across the chops for the hefty fine, which represented only a fraction of the amount they likely swindled from the pockets of the average American who had the audacity to trust the “system.”

Taking Stock: Why the Stock Market Can Be Dangerous in the Current Environment

SolomonSuccess.comConventional wisdom has long held that the way to become wealthy over the long-term is by compounded investment in the stock market. The reason for this was quite clear when one looked at the chart of historical returns. By making very modest investments at regular intervals over a long period of time, small investors could create very large amounts of wealth. This line of thinking is what has prompted most employers to source their 401k retirement plans with mutual funds that invest in the stock market.

Why Biblical Investors Should Fear Today’s Stock Market

The Solomon Success ShowThe stock market isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when companies advanced and retreated in value based on financial strength and not on the seemingly unrelated and often indecipherable whims of natural disasters and man-made catastrophes. When your grandfather was a stock market investor, a regular dividend could be relied upon from many companies but that practice is going the way of the dodo bird, which begs the question: Why should I be investing in today’s stock market?

Vaccinating Against the Gold Bug

SolomonSuccess.comGold is a well known commodity that has generated a tremendous emotional attachment for many people and investors. Phrases such as ‘gold plan’ and ‘gold standard’ have become commonplace in the contemporary vernacular. One of the most significant population migrations in the United States, known as the “Gold Rush,” occurred when a large population of people left the east coast to California in search of this well known ore.

Defense Wins Championships

The Solomon Success ShowIn the world of sports metaphors, there is a very popular cliché that states: “Defense wins championships.” The upshot of this statement is that a high-powered offense may be fun to watch, but it is a stout, consistent defense that creates the stability necessary to win the championship.

Inside Real Estate Arbitrage

The Solomon Success ShowThe principal “arbitrage” opportunity in real estate is realized by locking in a fixed cost of borrowing (which can be re-financed in the future if interest rates drop) and generating cash flow to cover your costs. In this situation, you have a very limited downside risk because of recurring cash flows, but a tremendous opportunity for leveraged appreciation from market growth and inflation.

Start Your Property Investing Career Here…

The Solomon Success ShowKing Solomon didn’t play the stock market, part of the reason for this being that there wasn’t one in his day, but there were plenty of ways to invest and he did lots of that. Land, horses, precious metals: the good king had quite a property investing career going while he sat on the throne. The problem today, for biblical students and others alike, is that too many of our minds go straight to the stock market when talk turns to investing. The reason is obvious – Wall Street has created an entire industry around the dissemination of skewed information that would lead the average citizen to conclude that’s the place to stick your extra cash. Long time followers of this blog know this is not even close to being the best investment you can find.