North County Investor's Club

03/02/2017

Does anyone have interest in a duplex or triplex in North SLO County? I have a few coming to market soon. 3.5% FHA owner occupied financing available. Live in one and rent the others out. Paso Robles and San Miguel. Anchor Realty Investments Anchor Real Estate

11/10/2011

We will be meeting next Thursday @ 6:00. Our member Eric Smith will be presenting Investment Real Estate Evaluation. Please go to the meetup link to sing up.

This investors meeting will be 2 parts. Since we haven't met in a while and we have a few new members will be starting off with an investors round table discussion. We will discuss the current e

06/19/2011

The supply of agricultural products continues to grow, but demand for these products grows even faster. Your cost of living will continue to rise. But corn, crude oil, natural gas, copper, etc. are investments. If you invest in commodities your wealth will grow faster than your cost of living...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-19/record-corn-harvests-can-t-meet-world-demand.html

Even a fifth consecutive year of record global corn harvests will fail to meet demand for food, fuel and livestock feed, reducing world stockpiles to the lowest in two generations.

06/02/2011

and if you're a real estate agent, contractor, tradesman, small business owner etc. and you simply make a lot less money than you did 4 years ago...the government isn't even counting you in the equation...



http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/573982/201106020800/10-Year-Real-Wage-Growth-Worse-Than-During-Depression.htm?src=HPLNews

The past decade of wage growth has been one for the record books — but not one to celebrate.

05/12/2011

a couple of years ago people said that the high-end of the real estate market would not come down...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/business/11housing.html?hpw

Planned cuts in the size of a mortgage that can be backed by the federal government may hurt upscale housing markets in high-cost states like New York and California.

04/17/2011

If the supply of a thing becomes constrained, what happens to price? Does the world need more energy in the future, or less? If the supply of a thing becomes constrained, and demand continues to grow, now what happens to price?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704487904576267690277252796.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories

The drilling fluids used to recover natural gas and oil from deep shale formations contain substances identified as human carcinogens, or listed as hazardous under federal clean air or water rules, according to a report issued late Saturday by senior House Democrats.

04/05/2011

Exactly. We're going to be paying the piper for a long time...

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/568095/201104041921/Ryans-Hope.htm?src=HPLNews

Budget: Republicans are set to unveil common-sense changes to entitlements that cut spending $4 trillion over the next decade and start to restore our fiscal health.

03/25/2011

Our North County Investor's Club meeting last night was great. Jedidiah McClure did an awesome job talking about the Commodities Bull Market. Check out this clip of Jed explaining the affect an "Emerging China" has on the commodities market...copper in particular.

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03/23/2011

Natural Gas is going to be a major component of our energy system in the coming decades. But there are some worries...radioactive waste in the drinking water...hmm...


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/opinion/23wed2.html?src=recg

Industry and regulators must do a better job of making sure that the process of drilling for natural gas does not harm drinking water.

03/21/2011

Venue Change for Thursday Night the 24th of March! Our 1st meeting (this Thursday night at 6pm) will now be located at the Hampton Inn and Suites conference room - 212 Alexa Court, Paso Robles CA 93446

03/19/2011

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/03/19/number-of-the-week-household-debt-may-be-accelerating-again/

Weighed against defaults, consumers relative frugality accounts for the lions share of the change in their debt position. Lately, though, consumers vigilance appears to be easing as banks willingness to lend returns.

03/12/2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/us/11ttgas.html?src=recg

The natural gas industry is flourishing and pushing for growth, but the recent surge in drilling has prompted lawsuits and complaints about water contamination and use.