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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 11
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 10
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 8 & 9
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 7
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 6
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 4 & 5
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 3
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 2
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage - Reason 1
This article has been around since I was originating loans and it was recently updated on Ric's site. I thought I'd take each one of his...
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Is 2 Minutes a Good Read Time For This Blog?
It depends. What was the last number you can remember hearing? I taught a course years ago about the book 'Priceless' which was written...
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The 30 Year Time Frame
In my book - Borrow Smart Repay Smart I use the 30-year time frame for most examples. As as a liability advisor I knew most people would...
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TINA -vs- TARA
Investor s are really negative (blue line), but in being so frustrated by the stock market they have largely done nothing (black line),...
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Simple Amortization - a Powerful Teaching Tool
When I first started out as a loan officer, my 'boss' had me to a 30 year amortization by hand. No excel, just a simple calculator and a...
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Understanding Where the Loan Officers Fit In the Macro Universe
Ray Dalio is a jedi and understanding the macro (big picture) and how to apply to to the daily (practical engagement). If you aren't...
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How Can You Add More Value to Advisors
Advisors are always looking for ways to add value to their clients - but how do you add more value to financial advisors? Here are 101...
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Consumers Under Stress
Experiment Playing around with a new format of communication. Sharing a few key slides and thoughts about them in a video format.
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It's Not About the Nail (Rate)!
One of my favorite short videos of all time. I've always wanted to do a parody of this called: 'It's not about the rate'. In the...
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Recession - Ready or Not?
These are some new experiments - I read a paper, and translate it into a short video. Source - Andrew Cohn
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FOGG of WAR (aka Motivating Consumer Behavior)
Sharing an interesting model that could be applied to a client deciding to engage in a mortgage transaction. The idea, is essentially...
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The Real State of Real Estate
A great article from Amanda Hoover and Ashwin Rodrigues that is worth a read, and I simply want to take a few of their illustrations and...
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Hard Landing or Soft Landing - What is a Rate Anyway?
We see everywhere the impact of higher interest rates, but we often don't fully consider what interest rate is relevant to return, and...
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Expected Key Numbers for 2023
These are expected Key Numbers for the coming year 2023. Notice standard deductions are increasing, capital gains threshold are...
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New Financial Literacy Learning Journey
I created this for those that want to sharpen their financial literacy by organizing some of our best content in the order I think a loan...
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