Are REITs A Good Investment?

REITs or Real Estate Investment Trusts saw an all time high in the early 2000s and then a subsequent low later on, these were the times when the foreclosure deals had hit the market hard. There was a downfall in investors. There was once a time when real estate was seen as “the” place to [...]

Finding A Silver ETF For Your Portfolio

Let’s start with the basics – ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund. This is a type of investment that can be traded just like a stock (mutual funds cannot be traded this way). An ETF holds assets such as bonds, stocks or commodities and can be traded at the same price as the net asset [...]

What you need to know about annuities

Annuities have a bad rap these days. Motivational speaker Dave Ramsey says not to use them. Hardly anybody understands them. Annuities just get no love! Why should you consider one? Annuities can be a good choice when you don’t have sufficient funds to ensure that you’ll be able to live comfortably indefinitely. While the goal [...]