CW 332: Deregulated Hedge Funds with Les Leopold Author of ‘How to Make a Million Dollars An Hour’
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Release Date: 08/11/2013
2471 FBF: Elon's $1.5 Billion Move, Green New Deal Impact on Investors, Client Case Study Chad Hewitt
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 1645 published last February 8, 2021 Jason Hartman talks about the opportunities presented by the lurking crises. While some may have concerns about pending laws, people will vote with their feet - and end up in markets that investors might prefer. What can we make of Elon's latest Bitcoin move? Some are still throwing the dice at Bitcoin and similar crypto-currencies, but real estate proves to be a smarter investment. Chad Hewitt appropriately and humorously likens his scaffolding business to a short-term rental property. This Rich Dad, Poor Dad...
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2470: Economic Bubbles, Housing Shortages, Politics of Labor & How Partisan Media Manipulates Voters
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
In this 10th episode, Jason warns that the current stock market is a bubble reminiscent of the dot-com era, characterized by irrational business models and lack of profit. He contrasts these unstable tech investments with the reliability of real estate, noting that while some markets are cooling, a nationwide housing shortage continues to support property values. A significant portion of the discussion focuses on the construction labor gap, where the host argues that a reliance on immigrant labor has suppressed wages for American workers. He advocates for higher domestic wages and stricter...
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2469: Michael Zuber’s Five Life-Changing Books for Real Estate Success
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Real estate experts Michael Zuber and Jason Hartman discuss five influential books that shaped Zuber’s career and mindset. Zuber highlights The Millionaire Real Estate Investor for its relatable success stories and Be Obsessed or Be Average for validating his intense focus. He also emphasizes the importance of resilience and habit-building through titles like Embrace the Suck and Atomic Habits, which helped him navigate the difficult early years of investing. The conversation transitions into a broader lesson on the necessity...
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2468 FBF: Kevin Maney - Newsweek, Play Bigger, How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 689 published last June 21, 2016. Kevin Maney writes a weekly column on technology and society for Newsweek magazine. He is the author of the new book Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets, and has co-authored Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company and The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future...Just Enough. He shares his insights about what to look for when a company goes public too soon and what flaws are common amongst...
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2467: Jason's Free Masterclass and The Rise and Weaponization of the Dollar with Saleha Mohsin
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason introduces Sahala Moshsin and her book "Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order" and discusses the impact of economic sanctions, particularly those imposed on Russia. They also explore the challenges faced by countries trying to work around the US dollar's global dominance, the mounting debt and its implications for the country's future, and the negative impacts of US currency policy on globalization. Lastly, Saleha discusses the current social and economic upheavals and the importance of understanding the economy through a currency lens....
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2466: Debunking the Myth of Widespread Mortgage Fraud conspiracies with Michael Zuber
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason and Michael offers a critical analysis of Melody Wright, a real estate commentator accused of spreading unsubstantiated "doomer" narratives regarding the housing market. They specifically debunk her claims of widespread mortgage fraud, explaining that modern banking regulations and randomized appraisal processes make such conspiracies nearly impossible to execute. They emphasize that inflating property values for "cash-out refis" would require a criminal RICO conspiracy involving multiple parties, which is highly unlikely in today’s...
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2465 FBF: State of the States with Meredith Whitney Author of ‘Fate of The States: The New Geography of American Prosperity’
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 331 published last August 7, 2013. Meredith Whitney is the founder of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group and author of, "FATE OF THE STATES: The New Geography of American Prosperity." Whitney believes "interior" states like North Dakota, Indiana and Texas are doing a lot better than "coastal" states like California, New York and Florida. She thinks the coastal states continue to struggle long after the recession, while the middle of the country will continue to thrive. Keeping these in mind, she discusses the outlook for the following areas: -...
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2464: The 'Free Lunch Metric' Revisited, Client Case Study - Dave Porter
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason welcomes his long-term client David Porter, a retired executive who began investing in residential real estate around 2008. David explains his unique "free lunch metric," which he used to identify stable neighborhoods by ensuring fewer than 50% of local students qualified for government-assisted meals. Throughout the discussion, the pair explores the benefits of buy-and-hold strategies in linear markets like Indianapolis, emphasizing cash flow over speculative appreciation. David shares practical advice on managing property managers, maintaining...
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2463: Jason's Seven Essential Books for Wealth and Wisdom with Michael Zuber
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason shares a curated list of seven influential books with Michael Zuber, focusing on themes of financial psychology, personal development, and economic outlooks. He highlights a contrast between "doomer" literature, which he argues fosters inaction, and "optimistic" works that celebrate modern abundance and technological progress. A significant portion of the discussion centers on shifting one's mindset from extreme scarcity to enjoying life through experiences and "memory dividends," as advocated in the book Die with Zero. Jason and Michael also...
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2462 FBF: Goldman Sachs Growing Influence & Militarized Police Forces with Mark Faulk - Writer & Co-Producer of ‘The Wall Street Conspiracy’
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 451 published last December 12, 2014. Jason Hartman introduces today’s Creating Wealth Show with a discussion about the benefits of being able to travel comfortably, the importance of getting what you want from a conference or event and he poses the huge question: Are we gearing up for another housing crash? With a very clear focus on Wall Street for today’s interview, Jason Hartman invites Mark Faulk, writer and co-producer of The Wall Street Conspiracy to talk about the state of America today, Goldman Sachs’ growing and frankly, scary, influence...
info_outlineJason talks with Les Leopold on his new book: "How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Financial Elites get away with siphoning off America's Wealth." In the interview, Les details just how hedge funds are making unthinkable amounts of money.
Les Leopold co-founded and currently directs two nonprofit organizations, the Labor Institute of New York and the Public Health Institute. He designs research and educational programs on occupational safety and health, the environment and economics. He also serves as a strategic consultant to the Blue-Green Alliance which brings together trade unions and environmental organizations. Leopold designs research and educational programs on occupational safety and health, the environment, and economics and helped form an alliance between the United Steel Workers Union and the Sierra Club. He is a proud graduate of Oberlin College and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (MPA 1975).
Leopold also authored several other books about "The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi," (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2006.) If you'd like to read more by Les, you can take a look at his articles published by AlterNet at http://www.alternet.org/authors/les-leopold-0