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Barron's Streetwise

Don’t Lick That Frog—the Pull and Peril of a 17% Yield

Barron's Streetwise

Barron's

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4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Jack discusses mortgage REITs and answers a listener question about collectibles.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Kraken.

0:03.0

Crypto is like the financial system, but different.

0:06.0

It doesn't care where you come from,

0:08.0

what you look like, your credit score,

0:10.0

or your outrageous food delivery habits.

0:13.0

Crypto is finance for everyone,

0:15.0

everywhere, all the time.

0:17.0

Visit Kraken.com, slash,

0:19.0

see what crypto can be,

0:21.0

to learn more.

0:22.0

Don't invest in as it prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.0

This is a high-risk investment,

0:27.0

and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:29.0

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage,

0:35.0

7.63% according to Freddie Mac,

0:40.0

that's up a point since early this year.

0:43.0

It's up about a half point since early September,

0:48.0

and of course you have all those super-knowing people

0:51.0

who told you about the house they got a few years ago,

0:53.0

where they locked it in at two and five eighths percent,

0:55.0

and you know what have you.

0:57.0

You're supposed to tell people about the low mortgage rate

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