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Think Different - We're Just Getting Started...
This has been an amazing journey, being in a position to learn the lending industry, the financial advice industry and the real estate...

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The Power of 5.31% and 20 Years
There are many 'hacks' we use when communicating powerful concepts to borrowers to help them understand compound interest, etc. An old...

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What Cycle are We In, and What Works Now?
This is a simple, but profound history of the typical cycles we go through with markets. The housing cycle tends to 'lead' which means...


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New AI Tools / Massive Transformation / Resources
Looking to find the perfect AI tool for the job? https://library.phygital.plus/?ref=producthunt allows you to search over 1,000 AI...


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Will Money Make You Happy?
We have a common denominator in what we do with our precious life energy... Realtors, Lenders, Financial Advisors all interact with...


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Banking is a Confidence Game
Some thoughts on the banking crisis and recent issue with Silicon Valley Bank. There are continued cracks in the confidence game that is...

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The Tale of Two Tellers
How banks make money, and how you can too! I wrote a short e-book based on some prior blog posts to talk about concerns I was having with...


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How Will You ThrAIve in the Future?
Yes, it's a typo, but with all the concern about AI eating our lunch (it can't by the way as far as I can tell)... McKinsey maps out key...

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WAIT - Why Am I Talking?
Wow, ever just hear a concept and have it stop you in your tracks... Wait for it! Pun intended here, but It was something (as legend has...


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AI Tools for the Real Estate and Lending Industry
Since I get questions about what I use, etc. I'm going to start a directory here of my favorite tools by category. I'll update these...


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Is Data the new Defining Input in the next Mortgage Age?
In Carlota Perez's book - Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital she talks about key inputs that are the fuel of change. These...


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Using a 401(k) for Buying a House
I was recently talking to an acquaintance that had been wanting to buy a house... something became available for them in their market,...

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How about a $6.79 Trillion Dollar Off Payment Coupon
Your mortgage is your largest expense (at least it is for 85% of US Citizens) and it is subsequently the largest debt for about that same...


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30 Year -vs- Inflation - What's the next step?
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=10alK Looking at the FRED data, there are only two times inflation rates were higher than the 30...


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11 Reasons Articles Consolidated - Ebook
After putting together my thoughts about the last published version of the Ric Edelman - 11 Reasons to Carry a Big Long Mortgage, I've...


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CLA Interview Format - Mike Slaughter - MSFS, NSSA, AEP, CFP®, CRPC®, CLU®
As part of the Certified Liability Advisorâ„¢ designation process, we require that our students to interview at least 3 financial...


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AI - Additional Intelligence
I was asked by one of our students to do a quick overview on this AI presentation that they might be able to share with industry...


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Interview with Dave Steinberg
Talking about talking about what we do to differentiate yourself from other lenders. Full version: Short recap version:


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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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