According to the Census Bureau, the median income for U.S. wage earners in 2016 was $31,099. After taxes, and factoring in the all-but-gospel recommendation that no more than 30 percent of one’s income be allocated for rent, that means the average American has a little over $600 per month to devote to housing. The same […]
Features Region: Southwest
Kyle Burns and Rob Rikoon – The Rikoon Group
Est. reading time: 4 mins
In East Harlem there’s a building that’s being renovated as a new model for co-living. The apartment units will be modest, enhanced by a common kitchen and ample congregating area for mostly young people trying to launch a livelihood in Upper Manhattan. Privacy and shared space at a rent more affordable than what they’d likely […]
Vaughn Asset Advisory
Est. reading time: 5 mins
When a well-to-do rancher from deep in the heart of Texas visited the Dallas office of Vaughn Asset Advisory, the firm’s founding president greeted him in jeans, boots and a western shirt. First impressions may not be everything, but they do mean something, and it made for easy discourse between the two men. Easy discourse […]
Edmon “Jake” Tomes – Level Four Wealth Management
Est. reading time: 5 mins
“What else does one do with a psychology degree?” Edmon “Jake” Tomes playfully responds when asked how he came to found Level Four Wealth Management in Plano, Texas, back in 2000 at the seemingly green age of 26. Well, one thinks deeply, for starters. Which is something that seems to come naturally to the now […]
