DetroitNewsletter_June2012

With the financial year end almost upon us this may

well be a very good time to think about our financial

situation and finances in general. Wealth creation

and retiring with adequate financial security including

the expected longer lifespan of most of us seems

to me something that most people put off as either

been too hard, they can’t afford it, they are too busy

or for many many other reasons. This is where the

wealth accelerator comes into play. Some of the most

important issues we are faced with today are the

affordability of our mortgage and/or lifestyle and a

wealthy retirement. The wealth accelerator is a turnkey

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you any money. The wealth accelerator using our cash

flow positive investments are able to create additional

income streams which can quickly and seamlessly

pay off debt and improve lifestyles both now and in

the future.

Detroit continues to improve and all the indicators are

now showing that the doom and gloom Sayers were

wrong and that an investment in Detroit is fully justified

and continues to show exciting promise for capital

appreciation in the future.

If you have anyone who may be interested in talking to

us with regards to our cash flow positive investments

don’t forget to talk to me first and enquire about our

referral program and how you can benefit from it.

Tomorrow I will be leaving on my regular trip to the US

to visit the Detroit office, however this trip will have an

added highlight in that I will be meeting with the CEO

of a very large company that will supply another cash

flow positive investment that will almost certainly can

to catch your attention.

Imagine investing in something that is paying 15%

per annum paid in advance for seven years and

guarantees your money back (current circumstances

show an increase of between 30 and 50%) something

that is insured that is in huge demand with a payment

that is guaranteed for the full seven years.

With four different “products” costing between

$18,750 down to $5,750 each you can buy as many of

any as you wish

if I have caught your attention and you would be

interested in obtaining more details and have your

name put on our pre-launch list to receive a discount

please send me an e-mail directly and I will ensure

that you get the information first plus a discount should

you decide to do something.

I look forward to communicating again on my return

from the US with the latest news and views of Detroit

and the housing market there

Yours in investing

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T h e m o n t h l y F B C G r o u pN e w s l e t t e r

This issueWelcome P.1

Detroi t Real Estate P.2

Super Funds’ Losses P.3

Michigan Economic Growth P.4

Investment Tip P.5

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Alistair McCreathFBC Group

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Though it’s far too early to make bold predictions

about the Motor City – where unemployment

topped 14 percent three years ago – you can’t deny

that something is stirring in the real estate sector:

– Home prices have stabilized by some measures

and are on the upswing according to others. In

Realtor.com’s latest monthly price and inventory

study, based on data from hundreds of Multiple

Listing Services (MLSs) across the country, Detroit

emerges as a surprise bright spot, with average

listing prices in April up more than 5 percent

compared with the month earlier and 7.6 percent

compared with the year before. Median prices rose

4.7 percent between March and April, the fastest

month-to-month rate of gain among the 146

largest metropolitan markets surveyed by Realtor.

com. In fact, prices in Detroit have now gained

every month since last December. Nonetheless,

the city’s median list price of $89,900 ranks it

the lowest-cost large urban market in the U.S

– Continuing affordable home prices, combined

with low mortgage rates, are steadily reducing

the glut of houses sitting for sale in Detroit – and

represent a key factor pushing prices up. The

total inventory of homes for sale has plunged 25

percent in the past 12 months, and the median

“age” – the time the inventory has been sitting on

the market – has shrunk to just 48 days, ranking it

8th among the 146 markets. In terms of inventory

age, Detroit now ranks with economically robust

cities like Washington D.C., Seattle and San Jose.

So what’s stirring in Detroit to produce such hints

of a budding recovery? Number one, there’s been a

steady decline in the metropolitan unemployment

rate, which dropped to 8.7 percent in April

from 11.1 percent the year before, according to

the US. Bureau of Labor Statistics – the largest

decrease among the largest US. markets. A

major factor here, of course, has been the rise

from near-death bankruptcy at General Motors

and the continuing rapid growth at Ford. Both

companies not only are major direct employers

but also are employment creators at hundreds

of manufacturing and service companies whose

jobs are tied to the health of the big automakers.

It may also be a reflection of another effort that

doesn’t draw a lot of attention outside Detroit:

A group of private investors and business

community leaders have been having significant

success transforming downtown areas of the city

into a new hub for Web-based and information

technology start-ups – a project that goes by the

names “Detroit 2.0” and “brain gain.” Dozens of

commercial buildings in sections of the center

city that once were on the brink of economic

collapse now house start-ups and established

Internet firms. Quicken Loans, for example, has

moved its headquarters and what it claims to be

more than 4,000 jobs to the center city. Venture

capitalists are actively recruiting IT professionals

in Silicon Valley to come to work in downtown

Detroit, and reportedly having some success.

None of this guarantees that hard-hit Detroit

will be the urban comeback kid market of the

next 10 or 15 years. But the signs of activity

now visible in the real estate market do suggest

there are some real potentials here – and

probably some serious opportunities.

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Do glimmers of improvement

in one of the country’s

most depressed real estate

markets suggest something

larger – that a long-term

economic rebound may be

getting underway?

Ken Harney, Realtor.com,

14/06/12

Detroit Real Estate: Comeback Kid?

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If you are not worried about your super, this article is the reason why you should be giving serious consideration to

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Led by an automotive resurgence, Michigan’s economy

grew at a top-10 pace during 2011 but remains smaller

than before the Great Recession. Michigan’s economy

grew 2.3% during 2011, a pace that ranked as the sixth

best in percentage terms among the 50 states. It was

by far the most rapid expansion among Great Lakes

states. The next-best expansion in the Great Lakes

was posted by Illinois, which saw its economy grow by

1.3% last year. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis,

an arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce, released

the rankings and growth rates Tuesday. BEA reported

that growth of inflation-adjusted gross domestic product

-- the total output of goods and services -- increased in all regions of the country, although at a slower

pace than during 2010’s expansion. Michigan’s total output of cars, tourism, computer software, and all

other goods and services totaled $337.4 billion in 2011, BEA estimated. The state’s economy has been

growing at a healthy pace since 2010, but the total output remains below the $345-billion level posted in

2008. Perhaps more troubling, Michigan’s economy continues to fall behind those of faster-growing states.

In 2000, Michigan’s economy ranked as the nation’s ninth largest among the 50 states. In 2011, Michigan

ranked 13th. But in the short run, at least, Michigan is rebounding more robustly than almost all other states.

The BEA report even noted that its year-earlier report covering 2010 had been revised upward to show 4.9%

growth that year.

The rise of short sales in Metro Detroit is

helping keep the number of foreclosures down,

according to an analyst for a foreclosure

tracking company. Half of the states in the

nation saw foreclosure activity rise in April,

but Michigan continued to rack up double-digit

losses — experiencing a 28 percent decline

from a year ago, according to Irvine, Calif.-

based RealtyTrac. In April, Metro Detroit saw a 32 percent plunge in default notices, sheriff’s auctions and

lender repossessions from a year ago, though activity increased 4 percent from the previous month.The

total number of April foreclosure filings for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties amounted to 4,791,

compared with 7,081 in April 2011. It was the 18th consecutive month that foreclosure activity dropped in

the region. Another reason foreclosure filings may not have risen as expected is because lenders worry

about flooding the market with distressed property and driving down prices, according to Clear Capital, a

California-based housing consulting firm.

-From The Detroit News-

Michigan NO.6 in U.S. with economic growth of 2.3%

Metro Detroit short sales up as foreclosures fall

- John Gallagher June 6, 2012 (Detroit Free Press) -

Eye On ItSixty-six auto dealerships

opened across the nation

in the first three months of

the year, and the number

of people employed by

dealerships is up, too. The

uptick comes amid growing

auto sales. Last year,

U.S. auto sales rose 10.2

percent, and sales are up

10 percent through May.

In May, according to the

National Automobile Dealers

Association, the nation’s

new and used car dealers

added 2,400 jobs to 1.08

million. May’s total payroll

was 30,000 greater than

in May 2011.NADA says

933,500 people worked

at U.S. new-car and truck

dealerships in 2011, a 4.6

percent increase from the

previous year; and 17,540

new-car dealerships were in

business at the end of 2011.

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Michigan’s unemployment rate

ticks higher, meaning economy is

holding steadyMichigan’s unemployment

rate in May edged slightly

higher in part due to more

people returning to the

workforce as the perception

of an improving economy took

hold.The rate in May rose

two-tenths of a percentage

point to 8.5%, according

to data released today by

the Michigan Department of

Technology, Management

& Budget.The number of

seasonably adjusted jobs

reported by major employers

in the state declined slightly in

May by 5,000. Job cuts were

recorded in manufacturing

(down 4,000) and

professional and business

services (down 3,000). Job

gains were posted in financial

activities (up 3,000), and

trade, transportation, and

utilities (up 3,000).

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