Jason Hartman deals with issues in his introduction such as how to deal with your property manager, what we need to know about monetary policy and considers just how intricate the links between politics and real estate investment really are.

In the interview portion of the show, he talks to author Ellen Brown about her books Web of Debt and The Public Bank Solution about public banks worldwide, whether we need a Central Bank and if there can ever be a realistic option for funding which doesn’t include Wall Street.

Key Takeaways

02.58 – We have to really understand monetary policy because it always has a direct impact on real estate investors and their tenants

05.00 – Politics and real estate are so interlinked you just can’t have one without the other.

10.51 – You need to ensure you retain the control position with your property manager.

18.08 – The US only has one state-owned bank, compared with 40% of publicly owned banks worldwide.

22.28 – The public banks have always done better when they’re in the small community-style markets that they know. As soon as they branch out, the problems arise.

27.50 – The main difference between a credit union and a public bank is the size of the depositor. Credit unions are great for individual depositors, where public banks have a city or state as its main depositor.

31.50 – Historically, countries like Australia have shown us when Central Banks do and do not work.

36.35 – Jason Hartman takes the matter and asks “Do we even really need a Central Bank?”

37.35 – Ellen Brown remarks that she would opt for a bottom-up government where each level is selected by people that personally know the individual.

40.04 – People are using money to work their way higher and higher, and now we’re at a point where banks own businesses which they really shouldn’t. They should be in banking.

41.35 – There may be a chance that crowd-funding initiatives can remove Wall Street from the funding equation.

44.45 – For more information about Ellen Brown and her published works, head to www.EllenBrown.com

Mentioned in this episode

Web of Debt by Ellen Brown

The Public Bank Solution by Ellen Brown

www.EllenBrown.com

www.PublicBankingInstitute.org

Host, Jason Hartman, uses today’s Creating Wealth Show to raise some of the issues featured in recent articles in both Forbes magazine and the Orange County Register. Following that, he gives his own opinions on topic areas such as individual organizations’ changing motives and the true key to successful real estate investment, regardless of where in the world you’re looking to invest.

Key Takeaways

03.30 – Jason Hartman discusses scams occurring in the real estate market and how they’re not just limited to the Wall Street scandals we’ve become accustomed to hearing about.

11.24 – Being a direct investor means avoiding working with idiots, crooks and those who want to benefit from all your profit.

13.37 – According to an article in Forbes, if the US economy had grown just a little more every year, we would be seeing a huge different to the GDP figures.

16.45 – If the growth had changed by 2% per year, we could expect a totally different Forbes 400 with a much broader focus on a range of different industries.

23.32 – When a charitable organization seems to lose sight of its original meaning, questions should be asked.

25.38 – Whenever you end up with the government as your customer or client, be prepared for a forest of paperwork. 

27.08 – Investments in real estate really rely on a good LTI ratio – land to improvement.

31.14 – “Successful people make decisions quickly, as soon as all the facts are available, and change them very slowly, if ever. Unsuccessful people, on the other hand, make decisions slowly and change them quickly."

In his introduction today, Jason Hartman shares his opinions and experiences with the growing trend of psychiatric prescription drugs, as well as reinstating how real estate investors can avoid having to hand over huge portions of their profit to the government. 

Later, he invites financial analyst Daniel Amerman on as a return guest to the Creating Wealth Show. Together, they discuss their respective solutions for eliminating debt, they talk about new American laws and regulations and their impact on the global financial market and ultimately, they resolve that sometimes you just have to align yourself with those in power to be successful. 

Key Takeaways

02.40 – Jason discusses the dangers of giving prescription psychiatric drugs to both children and adults.

06.22 – How is it that US media almost in its entirety is owned by a select few large corporations?

10.02 – If you end up selling your business or selling stocks, there is a way to avoid giving a huge portion of your profit to the government.

16.10 – Daniel Amerman takes us through the four main ways for getting rid of debt.

24.43 – Jason Hartman then provides his six solutions for the debt problem.

29.50 – Investing in construction components such as lumber, copper wire and glass is a smart move; none of them are tied to any one currency.

32.06 – Daniel’s latest work deals with many of the different facets and scenarios related to successfully creating wealth. 

38.40 – If the government is getting no income on money, we’re going to be earning virtually no interest on our savings and checking accounts.

40.40 – New regulations imposed by the United States’ Internal Revenue Service are having big impacts on financial institutions worldwide. 

45.00 – Surely bitcoin and alternative currencies will be unable to survive because they pose a possible threat to the central banking system

47.50 – For more information and resources, head to www.DanielAmerman.com