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New TexasGulfCoastOnline investment club market research report
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Investment Club Identifies Cash Flow Properties on the Texas and Mexico Coasts
The market research report by TexasGulfCoastOnline.com's investment club, the region's leading market analysis company, has identified real estate opportunities on the Texas and Mexican coastlines with strong market fundamentals for income producing properties at below market value.
 The new investment buyers club has been put together by the region's most respected brokers and property managers to further leverage the opportunities and reduce the risks.
Affordable oceanfront property with strong rental demand and steady appreciation has been the hallmark of the Texas coast resort markets - and the emerging markets on the southern pacific coast of Mexico, said Michael Stuart, retired software entrepreneur turned real estate CEO for TexasGulfCoastOnline.com.
"The current global recession has created a slowdown in sales and cautious consumers. Most of the properties on these coastlines are a good value, even though we have had a few failures from financial problems, a few unique opportunities clearly stand-out," says Stuart.
The new report has identified several rare and remarkable opportunities that continue to have all the textbook real estate fundamental indicators combined with below market pricing and backed by solid financing. This makes these opportunities clear winners for future appreciation and positive income, despite today's current economic climate.
The report looked at rental history and demand, location within location, proximity to water, modern storm proof & energy efficient construction techniques, insurance issues, coastal erosion, maintenance costs, home owner association (HOA) costs, improved community and property aesthetics, walk-able self-contained resort setting factors, local health care, transportation, climate, job growth, government investments, consumer interest levels, uniqueness of product, supply limitations, emerging market factors and appreciation potential.
To make these identified rare and remarkable opportunities even more attractive for vacation home ownership, the TexasGulfCoastOnline.com network of brokers and property managers have formed an investment club managed by local expert Harvey Demand to pool the buying power and take full advantage of today's depressed market to offer even further savings and a better return on investment (ROI).
"Sensing the bottom of the market, investor minded consumers are already returning to the coast and our new investment club offers even better values and peace of mind for these uncertain times," said Alice Donahue, of South Padre Island's leading brokerage.
 "Given the forecast-ed reduction in buying power predicted for the U.S. Dollar and other currencies, now is an ideal time to move cash into income producing - appreciating assets," said Harvey Denman, the investment club's manager.
The analysis report and investors club has been put together by the region's most esteemed group of brokers and property managers and is something worth looking into - if you are interested in taking advantage of today's market conditions.
"Investments opportunities such as the ones identified in the report rarely demonstrate this type of short and long term returns - with such solidly backed companies and properties located in branded resort locations," said Denman.
The developers, brokers, property managers and projects represented in the club read like a who's-who list of credible real estate industry experts who intimately know the local markets and have an established a track record of trust and success that make taking a look at what they have put together a must-do action item for anyone wanting to create wealth and improve their quality of life.
For a copy of the report, go to the investment club website at http://www.texasgulfcoastonline.com/buyersclub.aspx and request more information.
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By Louis Basenese, Investment U @
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 |
Four Reasons Gold is Headed for a Correction
Forget $1,000. Gold will hit $800 first. And here are the most compelling reasons why...
1. The technical indicators point to a pullback.
On Monday, gold hit its lowest price in five weeks. Ever since hitting $1,033.90 last March, it has struggled to gain momentum. While I'll concede the long-term trend remains bullish, the short-term charts clearly point to a pullback. Most commodities experts agree that support rests around the $915 level. We're perilously close now. If we break through that price, look out below.
2. Seasonality - the tendency for prices to strengthen or weaken throughout the year - bodes poorly for gold.
Historically, gold prices weaken the most in June and July. (They tend to spike in late September as demand for jewelry picks up ahead of the October-November festival and wedding season in India.) This week's sell off could be the beginning of the traditional summer swoon. Now, gold bugs will refute seasonality this go round by asserting we're not living in "normal" times. Thus, we're not headed for a "normal" summer. That's nonsense. The market is littered with poorer souls that invested based on the mantra, "It will be different this time."
3. The primary catalyst to invest in gold - to hedge against inflation - is lacking.
We're not anywhere near an inflationary environment. Instead, we're staring down deflation. Case in point: The latest consumer price index (CPI) and produce price index (PPI) readings came in sharply lower than forecasts. In fact, CPI dropped 1.3% in the last year through May, the largest drop in 59 years. Gold won't make any meaningful and lasting moves higher until inflation rears its ugly head again. Although inevitable, it could be a year or two before that happens.
4. Speculation and sentiment remain at fever-pitch levels.
Market-leading hedge fund managers remain heavily over weighted to gold. The taxicab drivers of Wall Street - insurance companies - are even getting into the game. This month, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced a $400 million stake in gold, its first ever in 52 years. In perhaps the biggest sign of a top, though, Germany plans to unveil gold vending machines in airports and train stations.
Bottom line, when everyone piles into one side of a trade, we know what happens. The market moves in the opposite direction.
The Smart Money is Already Bracing for a Pullback
Please realize all we need for a gold correction to materialize is a slight shift in sentiment... from wildly bullish to positive, not to neutral or negative. And the latest evidence suggests that shift could be upon us.
In the last week, the total volume of U.S. gold futures and options fell 3.6%, according to the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Hedge funds and large institutional speculators hit reverse even faster, with "net long" positions dropping 9%.
Of course, retail investors - always late to a reversal - are clueless. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE: GLD) - the largest gold-holding trust fund and most common gold investment for us working stiffs - ended last week unchanged, holding 1,132 tonnes.
I urge you not to be as foolish.
Remember, no investment goes straight up and no investment goes straight down. When it comes to gold, sharp and violent corrections are typical. I'm convinced another reversal is afoot. |
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WSJ @
Saturday, June 27, 2009 |
There is a historic tug of war under way between inflation and deflation, with the federal government borrowing $1.9 trillion in the past 12 months even as prices of many goods and services continue to fall.
"Inflation uncertainty is probably wider today than at any time before the financial crisis," says John Hollyer, co-manager of the $22 billion Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities fund. "So having that protection in your portfolio is still valuable."
Even when prices are going up, many people fall prey to what is called "money illusion" -- the tendency to overlook the corrosive effects of a rising cost of living.
You would probably rather have a 2% raise in a time of 4% inflation than a 2% pay cut in a time of zero inflation. The pay raise feels more positive and will make you happier than the pay cut -- even though both alternatives are economically identical, leaving you 2% poorer after inflation.
It seems implausible that, at the very moment when inflation seems to be least threatening, investors would get a sudden collective urge to protect against it.
Instead of trying to protect against future inflation, many of these new investors may be chasing past performance.
Why? First of all, history suggests that deflation is highly unlikely to persist in the long run.
Even in the onset of the Great Depression, when the government barely borrowed at all, deflation -- though severe -- lasted only from 1930 through 1932.
With Uncle Sam now on a borrowing binge, we could easily end up with too much money chasing too few goods -- the very definition of inflation.
Second, the cost of living might rise faster than you expect
The official inflation basket consists of housing costs (43%), food (16%), transportation (15%), health care and recreation (6% each), apparel (4%) and education, communication and "other" (3% apiece).
So think about what makes up your personal inflation mix. |
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By Hazel Becker NuWire @
Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
Finding the right alternative investments can be intimidating even for experienced investors. Some people have turned to investment clubs to help them sort through the options and select the right investments to diversify their portfolios.
Investment clubs come in many shapes and sizes, but the ones this article addresses are generally small groups of individuals who get together – sometimes online, or “virtually” – to study investments. Some clubs pool money by requiring a set amount to be invested per member periodically, while others are self-directed groups whose members invest through their own accounts rather than pooling their funds.
According to the non-profit BetterInvesting, (formerly the National Association of Investors Corporation, at www.betterinvesting.org), at least 71,000 individuals belong to investment clubs, including 8,600 groups associated with the national organization and/or one of its regional or local affiliates.
Each club has its own rules, generally through a set of by-laws, charter or partnership agreement. For example, some groups invest only in equities, while others have more flexible investment policies. Some require minimum periodic investments while others have a set investment amount each month or quarter. Some clubs have requirements that no member can own more than a set percentage of the club’s investments. Another rule, for some clubs, is that each member’s investments through the group can constitute at most a certain percentage of his/her total portfolio.
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Mike Stuart @
Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
One example criteria we use to choose projects is that they will be unlikely to diminish in value from a rise in sea-level, flooding, storm surge, erosion…
...protected by height, design, dunes, manmade barriers...
This also improves the long term cost of ownership and insure-ability.
A Sample of Related Research
Study: Hurricane damage on Texas coast to worsen
Flooding and damage along the Texas Gulf Coast from major hurricanes is expected to be more severe in the coming years due to global warming.
Engineering researchers at Texas A&M University focused on Corpus Christi to illustrate how climate change will affect hurricane-related flooding and storm surge damage along the Texas Gulf Coast.
"It's going to get worse," said Jennifer Irish, an assistant professor of Coastal and Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M in College Station. "Hurricanes pose a significant threat to the Texas coast, as most recently demonstrated by Hurricane Ike."
Irish and her fellow researchers unveiled their study in Galveston, which suffered extensive flooding damage in September when Ike's 12-foot storm surge rumbled ashore, damaging about 75 percent of the homes on the island city. Ike was the costliest disaster in Texas history, causing more than $29 billion in damage.
The study projected that rising sea levels and more intense hurricanes, due to global warming, will increase structural damage to homes and buildings from a major hurricane in Corpus Christi by 60 percent to 100 percent in about 20 years and by more than 250 percent by the 2080s.
Such a catastrophic storm surge event would translate into projected damage increases of between $100 million to $250 million in around 20 years and of between $250 million and more than $1 billion by the 2080s.
But Irish said such potential damage could happen anywhere along the Texas Gulf Coast and even the rest of the U.S. Gulf Coast due to global warming, in which carbon dioxide and other gases added to the air by industrial and other activities have been blamed for rising global temperatures. This has increased worries about possible major changes in weather and climate.
Irish said she hopes the study can offer government officials guidance on building new communities and protecting current ones along the coast.
The A&M researchers based their predictions on climate scenarios from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. That international team of experts shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore for their work on climate change.
The panel in 2007 projected that sea levels worldwide could rise by an average of 7 to 23 inches this century. |
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Eric @
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 | |
Al Gore is an idiot; it is a shame what they have done with the Nobel Prize. |
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Johnny B @
Saturday, April 17, 2010 | |
Well Eric, obviously you better start learning to dog paddle for an extended period of time. Global warming is a fact whether you neo-con's want to believe it or not. |
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