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Every month, millions of Americans write a check for mortgage insurance. If our mortgages are insured, how did we get into this mess? And what the heck is mortgage insurance, anyway?
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): If you have ever bought a house and could not come up with the standard 20% down payment, you [...]
Tags: capitalization, desperation, financial news, fundamental, housing, insurers, investments, management, mgic, mgic investment corp, mtg, nationalization, nyse:MTG, pmi, private mortgage insurance, protection
There are some great companies out there selling for unbelievably low prices. But before you buy, you need to do your homework. You will be surprised what you find, especially in overly bullish stocks like Potash Corp. (NYSE:POT).
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): The downturn in the stock market is impacting nearly everybody, but some [...]
Tags: assets, bullish stocks, current ratio, fertilizer, financial news, fundamental, globalism, investments, liquidity, markets, NYSE:POT, opportunities, pot, potash, s, tfn
Earnings season is off to a rough start. Alcoa (NYSE:AA) spooked the market with a huge disappointment. What does the rest of the season have in store?
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): With the year’s third quarter just a week or so in our past, it is time to enter earnings season. Like usual, the first [...]
Tags: aa, alcoa, aluminum, BA, Boeing, Commodities, earnings, earnings season, financial news, globalism, investment, investments, manufacturing, nyse:AA, nyse:ba
The real estate crash may be the perfect time to enter the property markets. But don’t think every property is a bargain. It’s not, even in this market. And you should learn how to tell the difference.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): Every crisis holds an opportunity. And property is no different.
You [...]
Tags: apartment building, crash, crisis, desperation, early to rise, investments, justin ford, market appreciation, mortgage rate, price per square foot, property, Real Estate, remax, returns, stephanie grimmett, value
"In typical fashion, gold and silver have not been playing to the script. A war breaks out between Russia and Georgia. You’d expect gold to rise. But the opposite happens: we get one of the most violent sell-offs in recent memory." — Dominic Frisby
Blogger’s note: Gold prices have fallen through the floor this week. And [...]
“Taiwan is much richer than China – its per capita Gross Domestic Product is $29,800 (calculated on a purchasing power parity basis), which is closer to the levels prevailing in Western Europe rather than China’s per capita GDP of $5,300.” — Martin Hutchinson
Blogger’s note: Taiwan is more stable, richer and [...]