This article was originally published on Forbes.com. With housing prices having just finished their eighth consecutive year of strong gains, you may be sitting on a good amount of equity in your home. Sitting on that equity can feel great. But is it the smart choice? Or, does it make sense to take advantage of...

The 6th and final part of this series on the economy in 2021 takes a look at Aspen Funds. This part covers the fund strategies, performance throughout 2020 and the COVID crisis, and positioning moving into next year. See below for parts 1-5 of this economic series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEl3DrmoB9s Aspen RPN Strategy - Income Fund  In...

Part 5 of our series on 2021 economic predictions covers the stock market. Topics include the business valuations in the S&P 500, P/E ratios and subsequent historical and projected earnings, and our predictions of who will be the 2021 winners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLqmWENtJ-Y S&P 500 Overweights Tech Giants - And Their P/E Ratios are Insanely High When...

Part 4 of our series on economic predictions in 2021 will cover real estate, including trends in urban flight, single family housing, mortgage delinquencies, housing prices, and details on whether or not there's a housing bubble. https://youtu.be/u9sql04Wegg Economic Tides vs Waves One of the things I realized decades ago, was that when the tides come...