Monthly Archives: January 2008

The Armchair Economist – Fed Rate Cuts and the Knee Jerk Reaction

By Spencer Barron | Published: January 30, 2008
  I’m putting on my armchair economist’s hat today.   I’m still amazed that people would get excited enough to buy stocks just because the Federal Reserve announces a rate cut but it happens more times than nought.   You would think that a savvy investor would buy a particular stock based off of expected growth of the asset [...]
Posted in Denver Real Estate, General Interest, Investing, Stock Market | 1 Comment

Five Tips for Home Buyers when Purchasing the Biggest Investment of their Life

By Spencer Barron | Published: January 26, 2008
In case you didn’t catch the Today Show this morning.  A home buyer in San Diego is suing her Realtor since she discovered she paid $175k more than her neighbor did for their house.   She blames her Realtor for allowing her to ‘overpay’ for her home.  I’ll go out on a limb and say she doesn’t have [...]
Posted in Buying a home, Denver Real Estate, value | 2 Comments