How to Minimize Your Investment Blind Spots: Impulsivity & Pride
Sunday, April 25
As we discussed in the previous article, it is human nature to seek out information that is both familiar and confirms our predetermined beliefs. It is also in our nature to jump on the bandwagon and follow the crowd. These are all examples of cognitive biases that can be minimized by thinking...
How to Minimize Investment Blind Spots: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Sunday, April 18
As we discussed in the introduction to this series, heuristics are the mental shortcuts our brain creates to solve problems and make decisions as efficiently and as quickly as possible. These heuristics can be helpful in many situations because they reduce the time and energy needed to make de...
The Psychology of Investing: Biases, Shortcuts and Blind Spots — Pt. 1
Sunday, April 11
The human brain is a powerful piece of biological machinery. Through a complex network of white and gray matter, it gathers data from our senses and physical body then processes it and responds accordingly. The unconscious part of the brain alone processes 11 million bits of information per ...
The Final Step to Becoming an Empowered Investor
Sunday, March 28
The Empowered Investor Methodology is a revolutionary way of helping people obtain financial security and transform their lives through alternative real estate investments. This methodology consists of a five-step process: Ethos, Educate, Evaluate, Execute, and Empower. This article is the la...
How to Become an Empowered Investor: Use Your Judgement
Sunday, March 21
The Empowered Investor Methodology is a revolutionary way of helping people obtain financial security and transform their lives through alternative real estate investments. This methodology consists of a five-step process: Ethos, Educate, Evaluate, Execute, and Empower. This article is the th...
What Are The Four Real Estate Risk Strategies?
Sunday, March 14
There are several real estate investment strategies that are differentiated by their risk-to-return characteristics. As the risk profile of each strategy is based on the amount of leverage used to acquire the asset and the characteristics of the asset such as tenant credit worthiness, length o...