This is a picture of my typical breakfast which is my smoothie and a combination of cereals with berries on top. You’ll notice in the upper right hand corner of the placemat I have my “I Voted” sticker. It always feels good to vote.
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Blog Archives
Leaving a Powerful Legacy
The last couple of weeks have really brought forth the importance and power of one’s legacy and the impact it can have on others. They involved the passing and honoring of three people who have impacted my life.
Robbie Robertson
Two of them were musical influences whose lives were celebrated by concerts in their honor.
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CWS Capital Partners - Our Investors Are Our Partners
CWS Capital Partners is a real estate investment management firm that was founded in 1969. We own operate, manage and develop in excess of 20,000 apartment units throughout the country primarily in the Sunbelt, with a value, at the time of this writing , in excess of $7 billion dollars.
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Oasis Reunion and Getting on One's Nerves
Pain can come in many forms beyond just the physical. And the root cause of some physical pain can also be emotional. I know a lot of Oasis fans have been in pain ever since that fateful backstage row in Paris in 2009 when Noel Gallagher finally had enough of being in the same band with his younger brother Liam and called it quits right then and there.
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Wisdom of Charles Brandes: The Principles of Value Investing
Charles H. Brandes is the founder and chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. and a true pioneer in international investing. He is also a strong adherent to the principles of value investing. One of the benefits of being a CFA is that I get access to publications from the CFA Institute and every so often there are some gems that I come across.
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Housing Shock Therapy
It’s been a challenging couple of years for apartment owners, but, as I have been writing about over the past year or so, there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. This is because apartment construction while having been at historically high levels,
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Capping off a Good Week
After the chaos in Japan led to a pretty massive unwind of the yen carry trade, which spilled over to stock market losses and Treasury market gains (yields dropping), last week reversed some of that carnage. The stock market rebounded sharply, and bond yields went up,
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Gradually ---> Suddenly (Yet Again)
I think this headline last Friday from CNBC tells us much of what we need to know about the economy.
Up until recently disappointing economic news was generally good for the stock market because it has led to lower interest rates and more pressure on the Fed to cut rates.
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R.I.P. Bill Williams
The world lost a force of nature in the passing of Bill Williams last week. Bill co-founded CWS in 1969 with Jim Clayton after the two of them met at an Indian Guides outing, and both came to learn that they had read the same book about how to create wealth in real estate.
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Just A Shot Away
I recently completed my 37th year at CWS. It’s been quite a journey. So many life changes have taken place during my tenure here as well as gaining invaluable business experience, forming wonderful relationships, saying goodbye to people who have sadly passed,
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