Job News for August
Jobs, jobs, jobs! Yes, it’s the first Friday of the month, and so all eyes were on the monthly jobs report. As you probably remember, expectations were that 180,000 jobs were created. The number came in at 255,000, which was higher than expected, indicating a stronger...
How a Couple Got Rid of PMI
1 year later… 3 months later… $441 in savings later… I got a call from a couple who said they were referred by their financial advisor and they hoped I could help. They had been trying to get rid of PMI for 2 months. They had called their current lender who said that...![Shrinking Economic Growth [7.29.2016]](https://athenapaquette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/50855401_ml.jpg)
Shrinking Economic Growth [7.29.2016]
The Fed’s meeting this week brought no new news. They decided to leave the base rate, “fed funds rate,” as is at 0.5% (which means the prime rate consumers get is still 3.5%). They say however that the “risks to the economy have diminished,” giving some the impression...
My Class Teaches a Longtime Client to Win Big
After taking my investment class 3 times over 5 years, coming in for one of one coaching, crunching numbers of 10+ properties, making offers on 3 properties, Jim* finally closed escrow on a duplex for $128,000, closing costs of $5000, repairs of $7000 with gross...