Bonds, Dividends and Wealth Management - How Other Investments Relate to Real Estate

Published: July 30, 2012, 1 a.m.

b"Special guests include bond market expert Steven McDonald and dividend investing guru and author Mark Lichtenfield from The Oxford Club; and David Conover, President of Wealth Management at Everbank.\\xa0 Yes, bonds. stocks and banking on a real estate show.\\xa0 But for good reason!\\xa0\\nWe\\u2019ve been talking forever about the connection between the bond market and the mortgage market - and the powerful influence the bond market has on interest rates and overall availability of capital.\\xa0 And not just for real estate investors, but job creators (it's better when tenants have jobs) and consumers (businesses do better when people buy stuff).\\xa0 So even though he\\u2019s not a real estate guy, we really bonded with Steve (sorry, we couldn't help ourselves).\\nMark talks about the important of investing for income.\\xa0 Of course, he means stocks that pay dividends, but we like the idea.\\xa0 Buy an equity that cash flows.\\xa0 Great concept!\\xa0 That way if inflation goes up, so does your asset value, and if not, well then you just cash flow, flow, flow your boat merrily down the stream.\\nWhat about David?\\xa0 Well, banks are basically warehouses where real estate investors store their extra dollars, including the float on their cash flow.\\xa0 And it\\u2019s a big concern when the Fed is diluting the value of those dollars, so what\\u2019s an investor to do?\\xa0 After all, you can\\u2019t deploy all your cash all the time, or you might wake up one day with a major liquidity problem.\\xa0 David tells us how you can dump dollars, still be liquid and have FDIC insurance. More, we learn how a banking executive looks at the current market and what he thinks the future holds.\\nSo listen in on the conversation as we talk bonds, dividends and wealth management with Steve McDonald and David Conover.\\nThe Real Estate Guys\\u2122 radio show provides real estate investing news, education, training and resources to help real estate investors succeed.\\xa0 Learn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.comLearn more and subscribe to the free newsletter at www.realestateguysradio.com"