THE BASIS POINT

Julian Hebron

Friday Funk: Express Yourself (on 420)

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San Francisco booze scientists disrupting 12-year-old whiskey with Glyph, a 24-hour-old whiskey – seriously

Will Quicken Loans just rebrand to Rocket Mortgage already?

Capitalist Ray Dalio who’s worth $18 billion tells us why capitalism isn’t working right now

Twitter & Square CEO Jack Dorsey gets deep AF on how he defines vision

Friday Funk: Where Do We Go From Here?

2 ways your friendly neighborhood Zillow can get you a mortgage

Today a refi can lower 30-yr fixed rates 0.5% for many homeowners, and monthly interest savings repay refi costs in about 2 years, leaving 28 years to benefit from lower rate.

Linkage: Refi Boom. Unicorn IPO Stampede.

With current jackpot at $750 million, winner could buy every home for sale in Napa, with a cool $135 million to spare.

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How America Uses Its Land

Linkage: Full cost of private jets tax deductible for rich people

Every company eventually moves into banking.

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3 ways Facebook is moving closer to consumer finance

Credit card “created by Apple, not a bank” – powered by a giant bank

3 Rare Moments of Housing Bliss: Refi Boom, Homebuyers Market, Stable Economy

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How Having Kids Can Ruin Your Retirement – and how to make sure they don’t

Friday Funk: Crooked Cop

8 Things I Learned Listening To Rap Caviar On Spotify This Winter

Friday Funk: Do Your Thing