Exploring the Luxury Market: High-End Living Options for International Investors

Posted on March 22, 2024Categories Investing   Leave a comment on Exploring the Luxury Market: High-End Living Options for International Investors

Understanding market dynamics and legalities can transform challenges into opportunities in the luxury real estate sector. Building relationships with international real estate experts and networks unlock invaluable insights and opportunities. Luxury real estate combines lifestyle and financial growth, serving as a strategic investment in a global portfolio. The market is characterized by its appeal to a global clientele, offering diverse options from beach homes to city apartments. Visionary investors see the luxury real estate market as a canvas of potential … Continue reading “Exploring the Luxury Market: High-End Living Options for International Investors”

Need Good Financial News? Number of New Bankruptcies Plunges

Posted on September 4, 2015January 11, 2021Categories Business, Economy, Financing, Investing   Leave a comment on Need Good Financial News? Number of New Bankruptcies Plunges

While the Dow Jones does its best impression of a roller coaster, some economists are hailing new data as a strong indicator of a healthy economy overall. Since 2011, the number of bankruptcies filed in the United States has been cut in half. The number of U.S. businesses filing for bankruptcy dropped by 50%, while the number of families and individuals dropped by 48%. In total, that means the number of bankruptcy cases plunged by 660,000 in just four years. … Continue reading “Need Good Financial News? Number of New Bankruptcies Plunges”

China’s Online Money Market Funds Are In Trouble

Posted on September 1, 2015January 11, 2021Categories Investing   Leave a comment on China’s Online Money Market Funds Are In Trouble

China’s economy is facing a huge challenge. The online money market funds that rolled in 2013 were supposed to shake up the Asian nation’s banking industry, but now the returns have sharply fallen. Money market funds are investments made for the purpose of earning interest, while maintaining a net asset value of $1 per share. They’re safe, liquid investments that are well suited for small investors. For context, money market funds in the U.S. hold more than $3 trillion and … Continue reading “China’s Online Money Market Funds Are In Trouble”

The Greek Stock Market Just Opened After 5 Weeks of Silence — And It’s Still One Big Mess

Posted on August 12, 2015March 2, 2021Categories Business, Headlines, Investing   Leave a comment on The Greek Stock Market Just Opened After 5 Weeks of Silence — And It’s Still One Big Mess

With everything happening in the stock market today more people are reading investment banking articles seeking to explain how investment banking relates to what everyday people are seeing in the news. Many people do not know investment banking basics because what investment banks do not seek out average people as clients. If you are interested in understanding this part of our economy you may want an investment banking guide that can walk you through how banks apply for the FINRA … Continue reading “The Greek Stock Market Just Opened After 5 Weeks of Silence — And It’s Still One Big Mess”

Are Millennials Being Priced Out Of The American Dream?

Posted on July 22, 2015Categories Economy, Investing   Leave a comment on Are Millennials Being Priced Out Of The American Dream?

To rent, or not to rent? For many Millennials, that is definitely not the question. Many young Americans are more likely to ask, “To pay my student loans, or not?” Since the Postwar years of the 1950s, homeownership has always been part and parcel of the American Dream. But data from recent years suggests Millennials are increasingly ambivalent about the benefits of owning their own home. Now, conflicting data shows that Millennials prefer to rent… except when they don’t. In … Continue reading “Are Millennials Being Priced Out Of The American Dream?”

MetLife Introduces First Longevity Annuity for Its Clients’ Retirements

Posted on July 21, 2015Categories Business, Investing   Leave a comment on MetLife Introduces First Longevity Annuity for Its Clients’ Retirements

On Monday, July 20, insurance giant MetLife revealed its first longevity annuity for individuals’ retirement accounts, making it the latest firm to take advantage of new rules that allow plan beneficiaries to use insurance products. According to Investment News, Metlife’s Guaranteed Income Builder will now be available as a qualifying longevity annuity contract (QLAC). A QLAC is a type of deferred-income annuity in which clients buy their contract now, but don’t see their annuity payments until much later in the … Continue reading “MetLife Introduces First Longevity Annuity for Its Clients’ Retirements”

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Not Performing Well, Experts Say

Posted on July 17, 2015Categories Business, Economy, Investing   Leave a comment on Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Not Performing Well, Experts Say

Despite an ostensibly strong showing in previous years, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) are starting to lose their strength. Sddt.com reports that after an incredible return of 11.4% to CMBS investors in 2014, a return better than several other investments such as junk bonds and treasuries, the first half of this year saw a dismal CMBS return. JPMorgan Chase and Co. and Barclays Plc index found the securities fell 1.84% in June, a dip that caught many investors off-guard. CMBS are … Continue reading “Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Not Performing Well, Experts Say”