Tag: investing

5 Tips for Real Estate Investors Who Want to Protect Themselves From a Market Crash

Article by Xavier PRETERIT Each country in this world has had its real estate crisis, depending on the market situation. For example, in the United States, there was a real estate crash in the 2000s, and the prices started to fall in 2005-2006. Some investors were seized by panic and had to sell their property at a big discount….


These 3 Mega Caps Are Bear Market Buys

Article by MarketBeat Staff Just like the animal they mimic, bear markets are known to have a wide reach. When the bears take a swipe at elevated stock prices, few names survive. This year’s bear market attack has spared few industries. High flying technology companies have been especially hard hit by the impact of rising rates on valuations…


Exxon Mobil Leads The Oil Sector: Have Both Peaked?

Article by Kate Stalter It’s pretty easy to find stocks in freefall these days, especially in sectors like technology and travel and leisure, but energy giant Exxon Mobil (XOM) is correcting in an orderly fashion. Before examining its current base, let’s review its performance over recent time frames: Year to date: +47.13 percent Three months: +1.58 percent One month: +2.50 percent…


9 Ways to Invest in Real Estate for Retirement

Investing in real estate is one of the oldest forms of investing and many people consider it to be a safe investment compared to other more volatile investments like stocks. This is because traditional real estate investing, or buying rental properties, provides more stability than the stock market does. When you buy a house or apartment…


4 Top Tips to Protect Your Portfolio Against a Recession

By James Royal From Bankrate.com With stocks plummeting and interest rates rising, many investors expect a recession in the near future. So how can you prepare your portfolio for a possible downturn? Bankrate’s Second-Quarter Market Mavens survey asked professional investors what you should do to protect your money and how to invest in the event…


These College Kids Bought a Failing Company With Their Bar Mitzvah Money. Now It’s a $40 Million Business

By Liz Brody Fresh Prints is a thriving business that began with a very bad decision. “We bought the company pretty blind,” says Jacob Goodman. This was 10 years ago, when Goodman and his fraternity brother Josh Arbit were students at Washington University in St. Louis. At the time, Fresh Prints was a failing clothing company that sold fraternity, sorority,…


7 Tips for Collecting Rent On Time

Cash flow is the name of the game for landlords. Positive cash flow ensures your rental properties turn a profit, while negative cash flow indicates your investments are nothing more than financial drains. And while there are literally dozens of factors that influence cash flow—including the types of properties you invest in, the rates you…


5 Passive Wealth-Building Strategies to Add 3 Days to Your Weekend

Many people associate work with punching the clock, the 9-to-5 slog, and saving for retirement. The trouble is, an hourly rate alone will never make you wealthy and drains your most precious resource: time. Fortunately, you have alternative strategies. Unfortunately, you’ve probably never heard about them, as they’re usually reserved for the super-rich. Multimillionaire entrepreneur, angel investor…


5 Ways to Research Stocks Like the Pros

By James Royal From Bankrate.com Knowledge is power on Wall Street, and investing pros have the reputation of being the most knowledgeable. But if you’re not a pro? Well, individual investors can still take advantage of many of the pros’ top techniques and turn some of their own knowledge into real investing success. Individual investors…


A Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing

Real estate investing can produce lucrative results if you invest carefully. You can use real estate investments to balance a portfolio, because these investments often outperform when the stock market underperforms, which it certainly has been doing lately. This short guide will help you understand some options available to new investors. The Allure of Real…