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Investing in real estate can lead to great success. This is no secret. We’ve all seen the popular shows on the television where investors buy homes and flip them into something amazing all while profiting big bucks.  Unfortunately, this isn’t something that’s learned overnight. It takes a lot of skill, patience, technique, and so much… Read more

In the age of ecommerce, window shopping has taken on new meaning. It used to be that window shoppers would walk around a brick-and-mortar stores, causally look at one or two items, and then leave. Today, the process is more complex. A shopper might peruse six or seven stores simultaneously while on the train home… Read more

OK, so you’ve figured out what type of car you need, determined how much you could comfortably afford to pay and tested a series of cars—before choosing the one best suited to your needs (and your personality). You then negotiated a great purchase price for new car and got a good deal on your trade-in… Read more

It’s safe to say we’ve all been in a situation where you’re going about your life, and suddenly you receive a letter through the post you weren’t expecting. Perhaps it’s a bill you forget you had to pay, or maybe something breaks, like your car, and you need to fork out unexpectedly. It’s not uncommon… Read more

The daily chores of a hectic city life is stressful for many working people. Stress can wear your body down and one way to keep your body away from stress is to enjoy life through traveling. Finding time to travel while working a full time job is not out of the question. It is possible… Read more

Search for “debt assistance” or “get out of debt” online and you’ll inevitably come across mentionings of “debt relief” and “credit repair”. This isn’t surprising in a country where most people are in some kind of debt, and then there’s the power of search engine optimization. However, the over-optimization of debt-related content does further obscure… Read more

Your twenties can feel like they’re too early to worry about financial planning. You don’t have much money and you do have a lot of debt to repay. But those are the very reasons that the financial decisions you make in your twenties are so crucial. The choices you make now will impact the rest… Read more

Howard Marks is one of the most famous investors in the world. He is the founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a hedge fund that invests in alternative investment strategies, and has a net worth of more than $2 billion. He is also an author and regular interviewee in the financial media. In his latest book,… Read more