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In this episode of Strategic Investor Radio, host Charley Wright interviews Fran Seegull, chief investment officer for ImpactAssets. Impact is a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the flow of capital and democratizing access to impact investments, which are investments that seek to maximize social, environmental, and financial impact. [read more]

So, all things being equal, what is the Federal Reserve's "natural rate"? The ideal rate that creates the so-called "three bears economy"...not too hot, not too cold.  Used to be around 5%, but many seem to think it's more around 2-3% today. Why does this matter?  Because it tells a lot whether the Fed wants to raise rates or lower them (long term) and where we might be headed with our home and consumer loans in the near term.  Our hosts Hamid and Fay Hamadanchy then dive into some more "macro economic trends" that factor into those Fed decisions (mainly  the jobs report and "consumer demand") and how perplexed they are that job growth has been slowly but steadily growing since "The Great Recession" (except for THIS week's poor performance) while consumer demand remains stubbornly weak. What's going on? Find out in this week's fascinating look at housing prices and loan rates as they try and peer into the Fed's crystal ball and see where we headed this year.  Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

This week's wide ranging discussion starts off with our weekly look at what the Fed is or isn't going to do with interest rates right now (a topic on everyone's mind) and moves into a deeper discussion about how the Fed is really just there to control American Consumer Demand.  That means it does not really factor in world economies and whatever demand there might be for our products overseas, especially with our dollar being so low relative to other currencies. So are they missing key elements when it comes to deciding whether to pump the economy or slow it down thru their control of the Federal lending rate...the so-called "discount rate" the Federal Reserve charges commercial banks and other depository institutions on loans they receive from their regional Federal Reserve Bank.  You decide.  Then listen to the last part where our hosts Hamid and Fay Hamadanchy discuss using funds from your 401K to purchase your next fund.  You won't want to miss this one! Only on Orange County's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.

In this episode of Strategic Investor Radio, host Charley Wright interviews Ryan Wright (no relation), the founder and CEO of Fig Tree Capital Ventures. Dallas-based Fig Tree is focused on direct investments in oil, gas, and real estate.

Ryan says oil and gas investors tend to be emotional, and this partially accounts for the commodities’ volatility. His firm is focused on the Stack area in Oklahoma, which isn’t as famous as other patches like the Bakken in North Dakota. But Ryan says the Stack produces higher-quality oil in accordance with the West Texan Intermediate (“WTI”) standard, whereas oil from North Dakota trades at a $7-8 per-barrel discount. [read more]

Join Jon Marchese from CHOICE TV as talks all things real estate with one of OC's TOP real estate agents, Linda Ginex (as in Linda Ginex Sells Orange County) and Bruce Bryant, Publisher of Home and Realty Magazine. Only on OC's only community radio station, www.OCTalkRadio.net.