Articles, tagged with "asset class", page 1
05th January 2012
This little-known, rising-star asset class has created quite a buzz lately. At least for those in-the-know investors who have heard of them (again, very few investors have). You are ahead of the rush that will surely come toward MLPs by reading this.
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Author:
Doug West
04th January 2012
Why Invest in Forestry?
Forestry is seen as an excellent way to balance an investment portfolio. Institutional investors have been investing in timberland for over 100 years and the performance over this period has outperformed property, shares and com...
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Author:
Mark Skeels
22nd November 2011
(1888PressRelease) Bill Hionas, Pan American Metals of Miami believe the global economy is in the precious metals cycle right now.
MIAMI, FL -Bill Hionas, Pan American Metals of Miami believe the global economy is in the precious metals cycle right now...
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Author:
donaldhood
22nd November 2011
Precious metals have been the best performing asset class of the past 10 years. Gold hit $1,800 mark recently. Gold is up over 32% compared to April 2010 and 470% compared to April 2001. At $44.8 per ounce, silver is up 149% from April 2010 and an unbelie...
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Author:
Scott Lee Thompson
22nd October 2011
The purpose of this article is to describe some of the mroe common types of real estate investments you will find.
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate is a whole other animal compared to residential investing. Commercial properties have d...
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Author:
Alan Kappauf
29th September 2011
According to the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), currently there are over 3000 different investment schemes that an investor can potentially choose from! As they say, the only thing that is more devastating than lack of choices is too many of...
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Author:
Nepolian Milton
07th September 2011
The High-Yield Bond is a bond that is rated below investment grade at the time of purchase. These Bonds are known for having a higher risk of default. The High-Yield market has been around since 1970s. The correlation of different kind of bonds is normal...
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Author:
JessicaThomson
31st July 2011
2. Begin investing with just $25If you have at least $25 to invest, then you can start investing in peer to peer lending. This is unlike many banks and mutual funds, where you have to invest hundreds or thousands of dollars to get started. With p2p lendin...
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Author:
ZacheryClemons
15th July 2011
A wealth cycle is simply shifting one investment from one sector that is over valued to another investment from another sector that is undervalued. Then you wait for that undervalued investment to become overvalued and then go through the cycle again.
Th...
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Author:
ausiwi
14th July 2011
Forestry and timber investing - the very concept seems either dull or extremely alien to most people. After all, its' much more satisfying to follow the rest of the herd and chase the latest hot social networking stock. However any investors - especially ...
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Author:
GreenWorld (BVI)
27th May 2011
(1) CONTROL - Many money managers will advise you to diversify your investments in paper assets such as mutual funds and cd's. Yet as investors search for investments with lower risk, they increase the level of risk for themselves by investing mainly in m...
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Author:
mathewowens
25th May 2011
CFD or contracts for difference trading as a derivative instrument has provided 1 a lot more option to adventurous traders to try their trading abilities in a variety of asset classes such as stocks, indices, commodities and bonds. It is fascinating to no...
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Author:
Chris Wilcox
19th May 2011
The article summarizes the advantages of mutual fund as a lucrative investment option. Mutual funds reduce the risks posed by the volatile economy and give you the benefit of diversification and asset allocation. Mutual funds employ the best of profession...
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Author:
Conan
13th May 2011
Quarterly Comparison and Discussion
In contrast to last quarter, the broad U.S. fixed income market, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, was in the black for the period, gaining about 0.4%. Longer-term fixed income bonds fared the...
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Author:
Walid Petiri
05th May 2011
To understand mobile home park investing, you have to first move away from the term "mobile home" and think instead in terms of "affordable housing". The very name "mobile home" is inaccurate, as the homes are anything but mobile once they have been deliv...
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Author:
Frank Rolfe