tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post8772739907674296667..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: A pause for home pricesScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-85396975905828365032014-10-03T12:36:22.845-07:002014-10-03T12:36:22.845-07:00@Benjamin
Taking a note out of Warren Buffet'...@Benjamin<br /><br />Taking a note out of Warren Buffet's playbook. The best way to increase personal revenues during a "slow growth economy" is to dollar cost average into an index fund of the S&P (low management fees). After putting that on auto-pilot Buffet suggests working on your personal craft to become world class at what you do. World class performers in almost all Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505797460766969601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-18011417662990057132014-10-01T09:31:19.907-07:002014-10-01T09:31:19.907-07:00Benjamin Cole said..."If you can figure out h...<b>Benjamin Cole</b> said..."If you can figure out how to make money in a very slow growth economy, please post a note here."<br /><br />That is rich Benjamin coming from you.<br /><br />For years, Scott Grannis has not only written excellent analyses of economic and market data but also has been generous in making recommendations for asset allocations. <br /><br />Maybe "Benjamin&Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21176688339784513752014-09-30T16:40:15.976-07:002014-09-30T16:40:15.976-07:00The Fed has been tightening up, cuttibg QE, despit...The Fed has been tightening up, cuttibg QE, despite never even reaching its average PCE inflation target of 2 percent. Lots of signals going soft. Property and equities fully valued now, market knows it.<br />If you can figure out how to make money in a very slow growth economy, please post a note here.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-8780797013384474892014-09-30T16:24:36.275-07:002014-09-30T16:24:36.275-07:00Hi Scott,
Another great post. My wife and I find...Hi Scott, <br /><br />Another great post. My wife and I find ourselves in a similar situation as your daughter and her husband. <br /><br />Given the housing price vs rent chart, it appears that now is a good time to buy. With that said, things become much trickier when you look at San Mateo (and the rest of Silicon Valley). Can you recommend a tool to figure out what the housing price chart to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505797460766969601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23906881547614585792014-09-30T16:23:00.248-07:002014-09-30T16:23:00.248-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505797460766969601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-6355174181595781122014-09-30T16:04:55.422-07:002014-09-30T16:04:55.422-07:00Real estate is a lagging indicator. The stock mark...Real estate is a lagging indicator. The stock market bottomed in the first quarter of 2009. Real estate sometime in 2011 (various components earlier or later).<br /><br />The stock market retrenched somewhat in 2011, two years after the 2009 bottom. This real estate downtick/price retrenchment seems to be analagous to the 2011 stock price correction.<br /><br />I agree, nothing to see here. The sgt.red.blue.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132657702786638326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62177656569244722992014-09-30T16:01:50.195-07:002014-09-30T16:01:50.195-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.sgt.red.blue.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132657702786638326noreply@blogger.com