Real Estate Sucker Bet

The major problem facing investment advisors is helping clients with
asset allocation.  Your client is intelligent and engaged.  The problem
is that they are focused on what worked last year, and your job is to
help them with what will work next year.

Our company has an internal ranking of pundits and advisors.  John Rutledge is one of our good sources.

Link:  Real Estate Sucker Bet

I was on CNBC’s Closing Bell with fellow guest and old friend Brian
Westbury to discuss the housing market on Monday, July 5. Brian and I
have known each other since the Reagan White House. He’s a great guy
and first class economist–one of the most …

I’ll expand on the housing theme in future posts, but we believe Dr.
Rutledge has it right on one of the major questions.  People have the
idea that real estate cannot decline in value — a dangerous notion.