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I can remember when Bernard Madoff would approach me in Palm Beach, Florida, about investing some money with him. He’d say “Why don’t you invest in my fund?” I didn’t know much about him and I’m not a fund guy so I said no. I had enough going on in my own businesses that I didn’t need to be associated or involved with his. Madoff was a frequent visitor at my Mar-a-Lago Club and he was a respected guy. I know several people who have been victims of his unscrupulous scheme and what’s happened to them is dreadful. He is without a more...

The lending landscape is an ever-evolving one.  While banks try to figure out what risks they are willing to accept, there seems to be a need for people to get access to more cash for down payments.  Historically, people were selling stocks, bonds, borrowing against the equity in their homes, or as many of you know, investing with NO MONEY DOWN. In the new economy, one way to get access to cash is by tapping your retirement account.  With the stock market’s volatility and no real rhyme or reason why companies’ values are in the dumps, it makes sense in many cases more...

What do you think is more important: investing money in technology to solve the country’s energy problems or investing money in research to cure cancer and other diseases? That’s a tough one, isn’t it? If you’re like the majority of Americans, you think it’s more important to raise energy efficiency than it is to cure cancer. I’m not sure I agree with them. Of course, the results of this nationwide survey come as gas prices are well over $3 a gallon and continue to rocket to new highs, so it makes sense that breakthroughs in the development of alternative fuels would be high more...

It’s a well known fact that most Americans invest their money in American-based companies and securities rather than looking to do so abroad.  In part, this is due to a lack of knowledge about how to go about doing so and what the risk/rewards are. The purpose of this writing is to bring about awareness to a strategy being used successfully by many US investors (but not nearly enough). This type of investing can act as a nice insurance policy against the falling value of the US dollar and provide a quality return-on-investment with very little risk.  In buying foreign bonds, you are investing in more...

Trump University Takes Live Learning a Level Higher Since the day Trump University opened its doors, students have been asking us to add more live instruction. We are starting now, with a new program of three-day seminars that we are calling Immersive Retreats. These live retreats have been under development for months. We have worked with the Trump University faculty, with educational consultants and with Mr. Trump himself. As a result, our Immersive Retreats are something quite unique: You have to set aside three days to attend them. That’s right, three days. They’re only for people who are willing to make a genuine commitment more...