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Learn from a listener question: Will the Dow Go to 50,000 Without a Rest? Listener question: Dear Linda, My friend say the market is off and running and will go to 50,000 from here. Will the Dow shoot to 50,000 without a rest? Raoul The Dow is only 30 companies large companies like American Express, Caterpillar, Chevron, McDonald's and Walt Disney, and some tech like Apple, Cisco Systems, Microsof...

You've heard me talk about following cycles. We are in the midst of several cycles happening simultaneously. Bonds lost over $1.7 trillion in November. The FED was talking about raising rates and bond market anticipated FED raising rates. Five year Treasury note went from .91% in July to 1.87% recently - a double! Thirty year yields went from 2.1% to 3.06% or a 50% move. Enormous! A 30 year mortga...

Learn The Leading ETF's of 2016 To get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth", go to www.lindapjones.com.

Top holdings are Apple, Amazon, Facebook - poor performers this month. There's been a rotation of leadership in the S & P 500 since the election. These have been strong: Financial Medical Energy Construction-related materials Those are up 10% since the election (total 80 companies); 30 are banks and financial firms. About 50 financials are up at least 5%. In the S & P makeup: 14% financial sector...

I love talking about the importance of mindset in wealth building. We haven't visited mindset for a long-time, so I thought we would today. Recently I was reading about Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos. He was a successful investment banker who quit his job. Left in the middle of the year and left his big bonus. Talked to his boss about it, who said great idea, but better for someone else who does this...

4 Choices for a Former Employers' 401(k) Hi Linda, I would like your opinion on the following; my wife is beginning a new chapter in her career and starting a new job after 11 years.  She has a 401k with a significant amount of funds and now we have to make the decision on what to do?  The one decision that has been made is that we will not withdraw any money from the account, but we are not sure...

Q. Linda, I bought a 2002 Porsche Boxster in 2013 for $13,000, low mileage, not much to repair until this year, I think my repair cost became 4K. I guess my car still worth about $8000, do you think I should trade in for another car? or drive to the ground? The engine is still very good, no problem in driving, but a little here and there problems are annoying. First, good for you for buying a used...

Learn about stock market seasonality and cycles in this interview with Garrett Jones from Peter Eliades Stock Market Cycles Management, Inc. Get 11 quick tips to boost your wealth at www.lindapjones.com.

According to Nat'l Association of Realtors, who is buying homes in 2016? Let's take a look at who is buying homes, by marital status: Married 66% Single females 17% Unmarried couples 8% Single males 7% Interesting because from 2005 - 2010, 20% were single females, but only 15% in 2015. Homebuyers' median income: Married couples $99,200 Unmarried couples $84,800 Single males $69,600 Other $69,100 S...

These are financial moves, not a pro or con commentary for a candidate. Check your taxes - income deferred if possible If Trump gets the 15% corporate tax rate in, then look for the dollar to soar and almost $3 trillion to come home. 2. Health care - look for new plans. Participate in health savings accounts - a savings account used in conjunction with a high-deductible health insurance policy tha...

Learn how to look at investment opportunities in stocks like Amazon. (CANSLIM Method) Listener question Friday! One of the members of the Be Wealthy & Smart VIP Experience asked this question: Linda, Do you have an opinion on Amazon stock? We live in the Seattle area and have watched Amazon change the entire landscape of Seattle. Because the fundamentals always say Amazon is too expensive, we neve...

Learn whether it makes sense to buy or rent a high-end home. Interview with Jason Hartman of the Creating Wealth podcast. http://bit.ly/wealthpod To get "11 Quick Financial Tips to Boost Your Wealth", go to www.lindapjones.com.

Learn what to look for with dividend stocks. I saw an article about 3 stocks that are a "must own" for retirement. Whaaat? One was a huge telecom, one was a gas company and one was an insurance company. No where did it talk about earnings growth or dividend growth. I've talked about stocks. What makes them go up. It's all about earnings. Dividend stocks are no different, except they also have a ni...

Learn ways technology is impacting value investing and ways it's not. Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod Excited to have podcast #200! Thank you for listening to Be Wealthy & Smart! If you're a regular...

Learn why individual stocks are never in style and why they might be right for you. Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod If you've listened to me for a while, you know my story - that I was in the financi...

Learn 3 reasons why reduced spending and savings are not going to make you wealthy. You still need to invest! Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod I heard it from financial podcasters and bloggers - build...

Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod Twitter has been in the news as a company that is for sale. Apparently Google, Yahoo, salesforce.com, Disney and others have been taking a look at it. IMHO, it belongs...

Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. The morning of October 21st I tried to connect to Twitter to see the latest news and my computer kept saying it couldn't find the server. I went to Facebook and nothing was trending over there. I Googled it and found...

Learn why buying what you know, without doing more research, can get you into investing trouble. Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod The book is "Beating the Street" by Peter Lynch, former portfolio mana...

Learn what shorting is and the pros and cons of shorting. Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod It's Listener Question Friday I've been watching the German bank, Deutsche Bank with some concern. DB is tryi...

Learn what a hedge fund is and why they are often preferred by millionaires and billionaires. Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod Hedge funds are an interesting topic and generally misunderstood by the g...

Learn what happens when you make a claim for a jewelry loss and what Kim Kardashian might experience. Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod I had the unfortunate experience of having jewelry stolen from my...

Learn where to invest and find high rates. I've mentioned Jason Hartman's Creating Wealth podcast and how there are 700 podcasts about real estate investing. Now we're going to talk to Jason about his investing experience and whether it's better to invest in real estate for capital gains or cash flow? http://bit.ly/wealthpod It's listener question Friday! Dear Linda,   I love your podcasts! They a...

Have you checked out the Creating Wealth podcast yet with Jason Hartman? It's full of amazing information and over 700 podcasts about real estate investing. If you like this podcast, you'll like that one too. http://bit.ly/wealthpod Please see LindaPJones.com for the list of 11 undervalued real estate markets.

Learn if it is better to invest in real estate for capital gains or cash flow. I've mentioned Jason Hartman's Creating Wealth podcast and how there are 700 podcasts about real estate investing. Now we're going to talk to Jason about his investing experience and whether it's better to invest in real estate for capital gains or cash flow? http://bit.ly/wealthpod