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
2401 FBF: John R Lott, Jr- Debacle, Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future, American Enterprise Institute & FOX News
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 693, published June 30, 2016. John R. Lott, Jr. is the President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, a columnist for Fox news, author of At the Brink: Will Obama Push Us Over the Edge?, Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and other Half-Baked Theories Don’t, Debacle: Obama’s War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do to Regain Our Future and More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws and others. He also writes a blog which focuses on a broad array of economic and crime related issues. Mentioned in This...
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2400: Dinner Table Architecture: Rebuilding the Social Fabric to Survive the Psychological Battlefield with Connor Boyack
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
In this 10th episode, Connor Boyack discusses the Libertas Network, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching families and children about freedom, entrepreneurship, and critical thinking. He explains that the organization uses practical initiatives like the Tuttle Twins book series and Children’s Entrepreneur Markets to provide real-world financial literacy that is often missing from the public school system. Boyack argues that the current educational and political structures are failing, leading to a decline in historical knowledge and an increase in government dependency. To combat this, the...
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2399: War in Iran and The 5D Chess of Global Oil: Why Toppling Dictators Could Refinance Your Portfolio
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason Hartman and Michael Zuber discuss the economic impact of a hypothetical war with Iran and its effect on real estate. They predict that while rising oil prices and geopolitical conflict initially cause demand destruction and recessionary fears, the Federal Reserve will ultimately intervene by lowering interest rates. This monetary easing is expected to create a lucrative window for property investors to acquire assets from motivated sellers before prices rise again. Beyond economics, they offer bold political predictions regarding the...
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2398 FBF: Parag Khanna - Connectography, Mapping the Future of Global Civilization, CNN Global contributor, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Asia & Globalisation at National University of Singapore
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 678, published last May 26, 2016. Today’s guest, Parag Khanna is a best-selling author in addition to being a CNN Global contributor and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Asia & Globalisation at the National University of Singapore. He shares with us many of the facts and figures behind his new book, Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization. His book highlights what he believes to be the two major irreversible, mega-trends of humanity, urbanization and infrastructural connectivity. When discussing the U.S., Mr....
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2397: From Lazy to Legally Retired: Why Being a "Lazy Investor" is the Ultimate Compliment for Early Retirement
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason welcomes Dion McNeely, known as the "lazy investor," who details his journey from financial hardship to retirement through residential real estate. He emphasizes a long-term, low-turnover strategy that prioritizes finding quality tenants over immediate high cash flow. McNeely identifies seven specific property criteria, such as avoiding HOAs and targeting pet-friendly homes, to ensure stability and minimize management effort. Central to his success is the "binder strategy," a transparent negotiation method where he uses market data to let...
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2396 FBF: Sara & Jason - Chat about Property Management, Client Portfolios, Soccer and Stuff
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 658 publish last April 11, 2016. Many existing clients, and a few new ones, are closing on income properties using cash and delayed financing options to build their portfolios while interest rates are incredibly low. The next step will be for property holders to connect with their property managers to set expectations and to ensure current needs are met. And, there are possible new markets opening up in Ohio and Tampa, Florida. Mentioned in This Episode: Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Call our Investment...
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2395: The Scam of Inflation & The Great Alchemy: Debt, AI, and the Future of Wealth
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason announced his relinquishment of the title "richest homeless man in the world" after nearly two years of nomadic living, during which he traveled the world twice. He discussed the State of the Union speech's focus on housing affordability and the government's approach to supporting existing homeowners without lowering property prices. Jason explored the impact of tariffs on the economy, suggesting that they encourage efficiency and competition among businesses, particularly with China. He emphasized the importance of a balanced playing field in international trade and expressed support...
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2394: The Great Inventory Spread: Capitalizing on the Gap Between Rising Populations and Shrinking Housing Supply
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason discusses his transition from a nomadic lifestyle back to homeownership, reflecting on how capitalism efficiently provides global resources. His conversation with Michael Zuber shifts to the impact of artificial intelligence, which Hartman views as a long-term wealth creator despite its potential to cause short-term job displacement and widen the wealth gap. He predicts that while high-tech hubs like Silicon Valley may face local real estate risks due to AI-driven layoffs, the broader housing market remains a strong investment. Jason highlights a significant...
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2393 FBF: Bobby Monks - Uninvested, How Wall Street Hijacks Your Money & How to Fight Back
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
This Flashback Friday is from episode 608, published December 17, 2015. If you were on the fence about Wall Street being the modern version of organized crime after listening to this episode you may quickly empty out your retirement account and invest it in income property. Putting clients interests after their own is perfectly legal in today’s mutual fund industry and even the supposed protective watchdog agency, FINRA gets all of their funding from Wall Street. Our guest, Bobby Monks, helps us, the average investors to demystify the market and advises us on safer places to invest our money...
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2392: Protecting Wealth from the "Three L's": The Power of 1031 Exchanges and Income Property
Creating Wealth Real Estate Investing with Jason Hartman
Jason Hartman and Michael Zuber reflect on the success of a recent investment conference and the enduring value of in-person networking. Hartman emphasizes that successful investing requires emotional discipline, noting that many people lose wealth by selling assets at the wrong time due to personal crises or market fear. He uses an iceberg metaphor to explain that while many focus only on cash flow, the most significant financial benefits of real estate often remain hidden "below the water line" in the form of tax...
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