Normally, a cut would pull yields lower, but Powell’s tone left traders uneasy—hinting at more cuts down the road, which sparked fears that the Fed might be too aggressive and risk reigniting inflation.Add in sticky inflation expectations, strong economic data, and a hefty 30-year auction that needed higher yields to clear, and you’ve got a recipe for upward pressure on long bonds.

Chatgpt might also be able to help, it has a way of pulling data and info that is supposed to be pay to play.  

Lesson: if you do not have two separate guest stays completed in 2024, there is no way to meet your 7-day test.

@Aaron Zimmerman has some good advice.To provide a bit more data here, the average household spends about 33% of their income on housing, 17% on transportation, 13% on food, and 8% on healthcare.Those are the biggest expenditure categories, so you can build up your savings base more quickly by trimming expenses, starting with the biggest fish first.In terms of housing, you have great pointers from folks like Nadeem Alamgir.

I’ve tested pretty much every lead gen method out there for myself and for the investors I support — and honestly, consistent direct outreach has been the strongest performer for us.Happy to connect and hopefully collaborate on something soon!

Banks will be tested on these again in the near future.

Retail rates reflected the move, with the 30‑yr fixed averaging around 6.22% by day’s end; notably, pricing improved on the presser rather than the cut itself as Powell emphasized labor‑market risks and kept the door open to data‑driven easing.

Underwrite a bunch of real deals, stress test them a little, and buy the one that still makes sense.

Whether you’re deep in real estate, dabbling in crypto, exploring self-storage, tinkering with ag tech, or building the next decade of data infrastructure, you’re doing something that compounds.

I’m planning to test a small batch (~$200 for 5–10 leads) but want real-world feedback first.