Financial Tune Up, In the News
The ongoing US-China trade dispute will continue to play a major role in dampening the US economy. According to Benjamin Tal’s recent article, more and more studies are debunking Trump’s claim that Chinese companies are bearing the brunt of the tariffs. While in fact, corporate America and to a lesser extent, consumers have absorbed the bulk of the damage. The biggest issues are: Slowing China’s technological advance Protection of intellectual property A preference that US companies do not have to share their secrets in order to play ball in China More equitable tariff structure A short list, but in truth a long and uphill battle to get the Chinese superpower to play nice in the... Read more »
Financial Tune Up, First Time Home Buyer, Philosophy on Financial Wellness, Planning Your Move
Lawyers Amiright? (insert tired lawyer joke here) After the recent experience of one of my clients purchasing their first home, I was inspired to write this note on finding good lawyers to handle the legal end of financing. Without getting into too many details,...
Financial Tune Up, Planning Your Move
A Word to Vendors, Well, the government’s objectives at dropping the housing market worked. It was a rough start to this year but with the spring market, more listings arrived along with high expectations from vendors on pricing. Most of the product available came...
Financial Tune Up, First Time Home Buyer
We recently held a super fun first-time buyers event at Donut Monster in January that was very well received. Outside of the mortgage discussions, most of the event revolved around the real estate market and strategies to get INTO the market. The more you know and...
