#27 - Macro Markets vs. Micro Markets and Investing in Eastern Europe - Two parts

Part One: Jason interviews Investment Counselor, Gia Jurevich, on drilling down to some of the specifics pertaining to property selection within a city or MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area). Warning - Don’t follow our advice… well, sort of. The point is that a city is too large an area to consider when investing, we need to select property type, sector, community and neighborhood. There are many factors including; access to shopping, school districts, transportation, crime rates,

Part Two: As an experienced traveler, Jason has visited 47 countries and talks extemporaneously about his recent real estate scouting trip to Eastern Europe. You will hear some interesting things about the economies and real estate markets in Latvia, Estonia, Germany, Bulgaria and Romania. Book / essay recommendation: The Monument Builders by Ayn Rand.

#26 - An Interesting Little Lesson in Banking, Debt, Economics and Investing

On this podcast Jason Hartman interviews Dr. Mark MacVay on the importance of understanding banking, debt and economics as it relates to investing. Many topics are discussed including, but not limited to: the Bretton Woods system, our debt-based monetary system, the Federal Reserve, central banks, fiat money, full-reserve banking, fractional-reserve banking, the gold standard, taxes, inflation indexed welfare benefits, money supply, discount rates, reserve rates, “the discount window”, seigniorage, money creation, the secret insidious hidden tax we all pay, monetary reform and more. What do all these seemingly boring things have to do with daily life – EVERYTHING (including YOUR MONEY) so listen in and profit!

Video #1 - Smoke and Mirrors On Wall Street

Our first video podcast is a good example of how naïve the media and most people are when it comes to understanding inflation and purchasing power. This is a clip from an interview with Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. being interviewed on CNBC showing the poor performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index and the S&P 500 Index. Based on true return on investment the stock market has made virtually no gain in several years due to the weakening dollar. At Platinum Properties Investor Network real estate investors help to win the inflation game in two innovative ways which are covered in detail on our audio podcast entitled “The Great Inflation Payoff”.