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	<description>Northern California Hard Money Lender and Trust Deed Investment Fund</description>
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		<title>How To Invest In Trust Deeds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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In previous posts we&#8217;ve described what trust deed investing is and how it compares to other readily available investment options.  Now we want to tackle exactly how one goes about investing in trust deeds.  Well, I&#8217;m glad you asked.

There are three basic methods of trust deed investing:

 Direct investment.
 Fractionalized investment.
 A pooled ...]]></description>
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		<title>Trust Deeds Investments Compared To Other Alternatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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Trust deed investing has been around for many generations, yet today it seems few people are familiar with how it works or how it compares to other investment options.  The economic signals today are mixed and confusing, and investors are understandably unsure about what to do.  Invest or sit on cash?  Invest ...]]></description>
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		<title>Trust Deed Investing Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Trust deed investments offer a highly secure alternative to the traditional menu of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

After the stock market went into a tailspin last year a lot of money went into hiding in money market accounts and other cash equivalents.  Why not?  An annual yield of 1% is better than devastating ...]]></description>
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		<title>REO Investment Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/reo-investing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REOs are attractive today but may be &#8220;fools&#8221; gold.


REO investing can be lucrative but requires specialized knowledge and skills as well as a solid capital base.

In the charred ashes of today&#8217;s economy there emerges incredible opportunities for investments, both long and short-term.  Everyday I see great opportunities to lend money on real estate for ...]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Investment Advice Doesn&#8217;t Push New Thinking</title>
		<link>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/alternative-investment-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New investment strategies don&#8217;t stray far from traditional products.
As I was catching up on my back issues of the Wall Street Journal I came across an article telling me that in this new economic environment investment advisers are embracing new tactics and turning their clients to alternative investments.  (Advisers Ditch &#8216;Buy and Hold&#8217; For ...]]></description>
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		<title>Release Your Inner Gordon Gekko</title>
		<link>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/gordongecko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Best Opportunities Arise In Times of Difficulty
Warren Buffett&#8217;s prowess as a contrarian investor is well known and well admired, but for most of us it is difficult to act with the same courage of conviction as the Oracle of Omaha.  His motto?
&#8220;We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy, and to ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Silver Lining In The Dark Economic Clouds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard Money Funds Provide The Perfect Investment Vehicle For Today&#8217;s Challenging Economy
I was driving to work this morning listening to NPR where Michael Krasney was interviewing a couple of economists about the government takeover this weekend of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  This has been a boom time for interviewing economists of course: government ...]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore</title>
		<link>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/hard-money-loans-theyre-not-just-for-breakfast-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/hard-money-loans-theyre-not-just-for-breakfast-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people are also surprised to learn that hard money loans are not just for people with bad credit. Why would some with a good FICO score need to use an expensive hard money loan?

Surprisingly, the majority of hard money loans are not made to people with serious credit problems (although we do lend money to the credit challenged as well.) Savvy real estate investors and developers, for example, frequently use hard money and and make a ton of money despite the generally higher cost of these loans. Here are just a few reasons why.]]></description>
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		<title>Hang a Garlic Wreath</title>
		<link>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/hang-a-garlic-wreath/</link>
		<comments>http://shepherdcapitalpartners.com/hang-a-garlic-wreath/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Purnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hang a Garlic Wreath &#124; Use Real Estate to Protect Your Portfolio and Improve Performance
Every October the many retailer displays in black and orange remind us that Halloween is upon us.  The ultimate origin of Halloween is a topic for debate but nowadays we celebrate it by honoring the ghoulish and the dead. Today ...]]></description>
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