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Stocks vs. Real Estate: Which is Better?

by Peter Giardini | March 11, 2010
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That is the title of a CNN Money article that is being discussed over on the BiggerPockets Forums.  You can see that discussion here: Why invest in real estate when stocks are better?  I believe, at least in the past 10 years, that this question has been asked  a lot.  The truth be known, had I [...]

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Commentary

They Just Don’t Get It: Is the Mainstream Media Biased Against Real Estate As An Investment?

by Florence Foote | January 6, 2010
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How many people do you know that made their fortunes in the stock market, and can live off the income their stocks and bonds generate? I don’t know any, but I do know quite a few successful real estate investors who have managed to quit the rat race, and can live off of their real [...]

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Economy

Real Estate Investing Returns May Trump Stock Dividends

by Ted Karsch | February 25, 2009

Many investors have been questioning lately how they can afford to invest in real estate right now, while the economy is on the skids and the stock market is tanking. My answer is how can you afford NOT to be investing in real estate right now? The Federal Reserve is flooding the market with greenbacks! [...]

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Economy

Upside/Downside Advice for Investors

by Tom Koziol | November 28, 2008

I have been through a few market swings in my tenure on this earth. I’d bet you have too. And, I bet, you have read and listened to a ton of advice on what to do when the market is up and what to do when the market is down. Some of the advice probably [...]

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Economy

Where to Invest Now?

by Anwell Tsai | October 16, 2008

With the recent crash of the Stock Market and continued weakness in the housing market, people are scrambling to find “safe” places to invest.  Many people are taking their money out of the market in fear that the system will crash.  There are many valid reasons for doing this. However, if the primary reason is [...]

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Real Estate News

Economy Continues To Take A Beating From Housing Crisis Fallout

by Charles Feldman | March 7, 2008

The economy is sinking faster than a mafia hitman wearing cement shoes in water; and, the mortgage/housing crisis is clearly to blame. Wall Street was apparently totally shocked today when the Labor Department reported that 63, 000 nonfarm jobs were lost last month….As Reuters points out, the problem is that Wall Street experts had expected [...]

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