As we age, it is normal for our brains to slow down, to forget things and to have more difficulty concentrating on more than one thing. With normal aging of the brain, this diminishment can be managed so that it is not interfering with our ability to live a normal life. The problem is that [...]

A lot of people are jumping on the Las Vegas investment bandwagon. As they say, “buy when there is blood in the streets.” Although, I don’t see blood in the streets — I see a blood clot that is about to burst. I wouldn’t touch Vegas with a 275 mile long pole. [...]

Last month Lane and I were treated to a backstage tour of the Orange County Performing Arts Center facilities by the gracious and informative Director of Public Relations, Tim Dunn, and the friendly and lovely publicist, Heather Cho. Do not think of us as being terribly special; docent-led tours of the facilities happen regularly and [...]

In the big scheme of history, it wasn’t all that long ago that the majority of human life was centered around food, the production of it and the preservation of it to make to the next harvest. Nearly everything was about making certain there was something to eat. While the majority of the world’s population [...]

Barry Ritholtz has been saying for years that humans are, “Slightly smarter, pants wearing primates.” In fact, he was interviewed in Forbes Magazine, and when asked, “What is the greatest financial lesson you’ve ever learned?” The first part of his response was:
You’re a monkey. It all comes down to that. You are a slightly [...]

I had a major life event come up recently, and I told my frequent dining companion: “No matter what happens, we are going to Old Vine for dinner.”  The way I figured, if things went poorly I could drown my sorrows in their very generous tasting menu wine pours, and if things went well I [...]

There is definitely some controversy going on with the HAMP default numbers. From HousingWire:

“Since the Making Home Affordable report was posted on July 20th, Fannie Mae, which administers the program, has reported to Treasury an issue in its implementation of the delinquency statistic methodology used to report performance of permanent modifications. [...]

The Real Estate Channel has an interesting article: Why Are Banks Withholding Highend Repossessions Over $300,000 From the Market?
Here is what he had to say about OC:

Orange County is situated between Los Angeles and San Diego. With a population of roughly 3 million, it includes such cities as Irvine, Santa [...]