Tens of thousands of homeowners just discovered the fastest way to a free house: Just stop paying for it… The New York Times reports those who stopped paying their mortgages during the housing bust (but kept living in their homes) may be in for a surprise: a free house. That’s because states with “judicial” foreclosure […]
From Phyllis R.: Jeff Remsburg, your response to Ken’s letter about peer-to-peer (P2P) lending (from March’s issue of The Palm Beach Letter) was a model of courtesy and clarity. You dealt specifically with each of his concerns and with great politeness, whereas you could have been nasty and/or sarcastic. Well done. Very gentlemanly. From Bryan […]
Last week, PBRG’s friend and best-selling entrepreneurship author James Altucher was in town. He dropped by to interview Mark for the oft-No. 1 podcast on iTunes, The James Altucher Show. Folks, there’s some incredible content in store for you here… as Mark walks James through his seamless steps to go from basic employee… to invaluable […]
From Greg Wilson, chief analyst, the Legacy Portfolio: “Superinvestor” Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, released its annual report last month. Serious investors are always excited to read the Chairman’s letter. That’s because Buffett passes on invaluable insight into his investment style in each letter. Some have said you’ll learn more about business from Buffett’s […]
What’s in your wallet? You may be sitting on tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of these… I’m talking about credit card “reward points.” Many credit cards offer these to encourage you to place charges on their accounts. And while you might not consider these points to be alternative currencies… you’d be mistaken. They can […]
From Greg Wilson, chief analyst, the Legacy Portfolio: “Superinvestor” Warren Buffett is the third-richest person on the planet (Forbes 2015 list). Buffett was also 2015’s biggest wealth gainer. He’s up $14.5 billion to $72.7 billion, thanks to his holding company’s (Berkshire Hathaway) rising share price. Berkshire Hathaway released its annual report last month. Investors, myself […]
From Mark Ford, editor, Creating Wealth: Today, I’d like to talk about the most important skills we need to be successful in life. I’ve been thinking about this subject for several decades. I hope that what I’m about to say will be helpful to you. I’ve identified about a dozen skills I believe are important […]