Friday, May 3, 2024
Last week the Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%. With inflation exploding higher, the Fed has, since February, pushed the rate from effectively zero percent to a current target of 2.25% to 2.50%. You may have heard or read that these higher rates are a stiff headwind for tech company growth and […]
Investors regularly ask me about the two great fears of today: rising interest rates and a potential economic recession. While a recession may not happen, interest rates will definitely continue to move higher. So let me tell you about one type of stock, with a couple of recommendations that will be good investments for both […]
Dear Reader, Each quarter, my favorite earnings conference call comes from Starwood Property Trust (STWD) and its CEO, Barry Sternlicht. As the leader of both the publicly traded REIT and the private equity firm he founded, Starwood Capital Group, Sternlicht is excellent about sharing his thoughts on a wide range of financial topics, and recently […]
If you want to diversify with real estate, you don’t have to buy property. We’ll show you how real estate stocks could be right for you.
Outside of a personal residence, real estate is an asset class that often is underrepresented in investor portfolios. One reason is that it takes a lot of capital or taking on a lot of debt to buy an apartment building, office building, or a farm. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) offer a stock exchange-traded way […]
