Harry Dent is much better . If you had followed Garth you would have missed the real estate boom. Dents overall trend has been quite good. http://www.hsdent.com/free-downloads/ Outside of being in publishing and having a Batchlor of Arts in English Lit. What experience in real estate does...

QUOTE (klewlis @ Dec 29 2008, 05:32 PM) That`s part of what I`m trying to figure out... I don`t know yet! How do you figure out expectations/goals that are both ambitious and realistic? I started out by having a goal to retire at or before 55. From there I worked out how much $$ I would need...

Full time Realtors may be able to inform you of opportunities that you may miss. Its difficult to know everything that is going on in different cities. Since I live in Calgary and deal in Edmonton Realtors are my answer for info. I really don`t what to be running back and forth. I do find that I...

QUOTE (klewlis @ Dec 29 2008, 04:24 PM) hey everyone, a bit of background before I get to my questions: I spent most of my 20`s racking up debt... student loans, car loan, consumer debt... then when I was 29 I realized the grave that I was digging for myself and changed my erroneous ways...

Taking stock tips on a Real Estate Site is really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Why not just pin the stock page on the wall and throw a dart.

Well, I think there is one thing we can all agree on and that is it will not be a sellers market this spring.

If your going to trade short term on the stock market I would suggest you learn about the market and how to control your risk. The uptrend that may come in 2009 could be short lived. Your need to have a trading plan in place to trade short term. Learn before you jump in. Find out what type of...

People have been spending. Thats what keep the economy going for so long. There is only so many TV`s you need in your house. These corrections are how wealth is transfered to the next generation. Without a correction now and then the next generation would have a hard time affording anything. Can...

Good reasons to wait to purchase real estate until there is an uptrend established. Why buy on a downtrend?

QUOTE (Jack @ Dec 20 2008, 05:46 PM) I`m not sure that there`s much to be bullish Tell me what there is to be bullish about! People are litteraly rolling in the money shorting the market. 10-15% dividends being paid. Oil at $25 per barrle ho,ho, ho mary christmas with dividends going through...

ishare XEN (financials) definately looks bearish on the 5 and 10 year charts long term . Won`t bet the farm on the banks going long.

I think Steven Harper should come back to Alberta and run for President. He got my vote!

Use your 5 and 10 year (tsx & dow) chart. canadlesticks still in a down trend. Market only good for short term traders that respond to daily news. If your an investor both real estate and stocks don`t worry about short term news. Take a holiday for a few months. Some WOW deals comming up. Even...

QUOTE (TodorYordanov @ Dec 9 2008, 04:22 PM) Jack I have absolutely no use for your posts! They provide me with nothing. Fear, fear, fear - I get it. It`s all around us. By now everyone knows that jobs will be lost (maybe mine), fortunes will be wiped out, money in real estate will disappear...

Demographics is important when buying real estate. One should not count it out. The ECHO is still a few years away from purchasing homes. We need demand for our goods which is`nt comming tomorrow. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1228260776....html#printMode

Interesting interviewhttp://www.foxbusiness.com/video/index.htm...efb92724c08f046 Questions on details of the HS DENT December Newsletter by smilingmonk on Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:30 am There are two areas I`m curious about learning more from Dent`s commentary. First, the Newsletter...

QUOTE (thomasbeyer2000 @ Dec 6 2008, 10:52 PM) ..." .. the bottom is visible only in the rear-view mirror ... Real estate is not like the voltile stock market. Its slow and steady. You could have bought real estate in 1990, 1995 2000 etc with a cash flow and you are still doing good now. THe...

And if an election were held tomorrow, the Conservatives would likely boast a massive majority government…If an election were held tomorrow, the Conservative Party would garner 46% of the decided vote -- up 10 points since the last election -- compared with the Liberals who would receive 23% of...

QUOTE (Ian @ Dec 4 2008, 03:31 PM) Hello I want to steer away from all the negative political goings on recently in our country and focus on success and how each and everyone of us can reach success. What is the single most determining factor in the long-term success of your busines, life etc...

QUOTE (ZanderRobertson @ Dec 4 2008, 04:15 PM) Nobody is pretending he didn`t mess up with his original game of brinksmanship Mr Harper has shown us that there is two parties to vote for, Conservitism or socialism. The battle is on. There budget was going to be presented no matter what. Harper...