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American Living

The Irrelevant Investor

I went through Zillow's consumer housing trends report 2018 and pulled out some of the most interesting data points broken down by renters, buyers, sellers, and homeowners. Renters Seventy-eight percent of renters who move from one rental to another experience a rent increase prior to their move Forty-seven percent of renters call the suburbs home while 40 percent live in an urban area and 13 percent live in a rural area Buyers Millennials, those between the ages of 24 and 38, comprise 42 percen

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Winter Is Coming: How to Invest in Late-Cycle Credit

Brown Advisory

Winter Is Coming: How to Invest in Late-Cycle Credit ajackson Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:42 Anyone who has read or watched “Game of Thrones” over the years is familiar with the phrase, “Winter Is Coming.” In the books and on the show, long cycles of warm weather are followed by lengthy winters that can last many years. No one can predict when those winters will arrive, or how long they will last.

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Animal Spirits: The Great Depression of 2073

The Irrelevant Investor

Today's Animal Spirits is brought to you by MarketSmith. Go to www.investors.com/animal for more information. Stories discussed: Vanguard and private equity go together like lamb and tuna fish Investors are invading the starter home market No, really. One in five starter homes Hedge funds for all What does it take for a new hedge fund to make it? The crash of 2073 It's better to peak late Facebook launched a digital currency Survey: People often cry when they sell their home Who owns everything?

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Unlimited Upside

The Irrelevant Investor

Let's say there was an asset that you thought had the potential to do really well. Not 50% better than the market, but fifty times better than the market. How would you go about putting this in your portfolio? If you think there's something out there that has unlimited upside, theoretically you would put all of your money and all of the money that you could borrow into it.

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2025 Industry Index: How Top Advisors Are Scaling Smarter (and Faster) This Year

Where are top advisors focusing in 2025? AcquireUp’s 2025 Industry Index reveals it all. Based on insights from 200+ financial professionals nationwide, discover why 74% say seminars and referrals deliver the best ROI, how automation is helping advisors scale faster, and why only 8% are tapping into niche marketing (a major growth opportunity!). Whether you're refining your client acquisition strategy or scaling your practice, this report gives you the real-world data, benchmarks, and action ste

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Winter Is Coming: How to Invest in Late-Cycle Credit

Brown Advisory

Winter Is Coming: How to Invest in Late-Cycle Credit. ajackson. Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:42. Anyone who has read or watched “Game of Thrones” over the years is familiar with the phrase, “Winter Is Coming.” In the books and on the show, long cycles of warm weather are followed by lengthy winters that can last many years. No one can predict when those winters will arrive, or how long they will last.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles Stay in the game By Drew Dickson Money can buy happiness. It doesn’t cost as much as you may think By Anthony Isola Giftedness and achievements early in life do not appear to provide an insurance policy against suffering later on By Arthur C. Brooks Tulip mania was more bark than bite By Nick Maggiulli We all do better when we have something to aim at.