How to Use Financial Data to Invest Wisely

The following is a sponsored blog post: Investing is not for the faint of heart. This is true for beginners, intermediate-level investors, and experts. Part of the problem with the financial markets is that they are unpredictable. Fortunately, the more you know, the luckier you get with investing. This is not to say that the … Read more

Global Economic Trends Shaping Investment Decisions Today

This post may contain affiliate links: In the current inter-linked global financial system, you cannot invest in isolation without considering the economic developments at the global arena. Returns on your investment are not only determined by economic factors within your local market, but also by their interactions with trends in the international markets. In that … Read more

Can REITs Predict Interest Rate Moves

With all the recent chatter about the Federal Reserve tapering its bond buying program, coupled with the talk about interest-rate increases, I found that several of the large REIT ETFs have been under performing the market in recent times. Of course, REITs in general are all sensitive interest rate moves as higher rates translate to … Read more