SUZE ORMAN’S 2009 ACTION PLAN

By Molly Greaves

New York Times best-selling author and one of our nation’s go-to experts and on financial matters, Suze Orman believes that 2009 is a critical year for your money. And I completely agree with her, which is why this weekend I sat down and read her book, 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe [...]

WONDERING IF YOU SHOULD REFINANCE YOUR MORTGAGE?

Posted by Molly Greaves 
According to Money Magazine’s January 2009 issue, they say you should use these three things to help you decide if it makes sense for you or not.
Last year, the average rates on 30-year fixed loans plunged to 5.1%, their lowest level in decades.  IF the three statements below describe you, a refi might [...]

Wall Street’s worst week ever

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Economic Week in Review: Wall Street’s worst week ever
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It was a week most investors would rather forget.
Despite continuing efforts to restore a semblance of serenity in the
financial markets, the global economic crisis only deepened this week,
and investors’ confidence seemed to diminish by the hour. When the
closing bell finally rang Friday–a day of spectacular swings–the
Standard & [...]

Setting Goals and Real Estate for example

By Molly Greaves
Setting goals: 
I do best if I put myself on a deadline, so I’ve decided to set up some goals for my real estate efforts. To be sure you set goals that can work for you, make sure they are:
-Clear and defined
- Reachable
-Time defined (set deadlines)
-Measurable to determine success
-Have identifiable action steps
- Tell others [...]

Trump Institute for Real Estate: Austin’s newest “class!!” Check Us Out!

 
By Molly Greaves
What a great bunch of people I was able to spend this opportunity with.  And what a great opportunity at that. I’m fortunate to be able to see many of these folks again soon since we have all committed to more classes, which we are all very much looking forward to.
What a diverse [...]

What is the BIGGEST investment mistake of all?

By Molly Greaves
DOING NOTHING at all. In today’s world where it’s tough to make it for many, even in a 2 income household, it is still imperative to save and plan for the future. I’m going to purchase some real estate soon to help build my net worth, but I also think paper assets are [...]

THE INTEREST RATES CHARGED ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS ARE RESET EACH YEAR ON JULY 1st…now what?

By Molly Greaves

Don’t forget that THE INTEREST RATES CHARGED ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS ARE RESET EACH YEAR ON JULY 1st.  Once you’ve already consolidated, however, you are uneligible to re-consolidate again. See the the current rates here.
Also, if all of your loans are from the same lender, you must consolidate with that lender. If you [...]

Common Personal Finance Issues:

By Molly Greaves
Since I’ve been studying  money as a subject for years now, I’ve noticed that there are some common personal issues amongst us out there, and thought I’d categorize them for you. Since I see numbers as black and white and don’t really attach emotion to them, many people talk with me about their [...]

Top 10 Ways Of Thinking Like a Billionaire–According to Donald Trump’s Best Selling “Think Like a Billionaire–Everything You Need To Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life”

By Molly Greaves
I have been reading a lot about Donald Trump recently, and find him and his hair to be very intriguing.  Did you know he was once $8 billion in the hole? Yep. That’s ridiculous. He turned that around to be up 6 billion. That’s one fact I learned from the Trump Seminar I attended [...]

Did you know that having the attitude that of “I don’t need a financial advisor until I make gazillion of dollars” will end up probably costing you a lot of money

Yep. Get on it! Not sure where to start? I like Vanguard personally. Good advice, low-cost expenses, and good returns.