A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment system that pools money from many investors and invests generally in investment securities (stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, other mutual funds, other securities, and/or commodities such as precious metals). Mutual funds are separated into shares and can be bought much like stocks, allowing … Read more
Apartment Investors Utilized 1031 Exchanges Apartment Investors Utilized 1031 Exchanges It has been recently reported that the US apartment market may have reached bottom and be poised for a rebound. Apartment vacancy rates have stopped rising and rents even showed a modest increase in the first quarter. As life is pumped back into this market, … Read more
What is a hedge fund? A hedge fund is an aggressively managed portfolio of securities set up for investors who have a net worth of over one million dollars. Investors who participate in a hedge fund must sign a letter of agreement specifying that they are knowledgeable investors and that they are aware of the … Read more
Tokyo, June 10 2009 — Opalesque has published the 2009 Opalesque Japan Roundtable, whose findings will surprise many financial professionals. In this 33-page Roundtable script, Japan-based investment veterans share how the financial crisis has changed investing in and asset raising from Japanese institutions. The new Japan Roundtable can be downloaded here for free: http://www.opalesque.com/RT/RoundtableJapan2009.html … Read more
What is commodity forex online trading? To a new forex trader, the idea of trading commodities and trading currencies at the same time is confusing. Surely currency is the thing that we are trading? What do commodities have to do with it? The answer lies in economics. Commodity forex trading is based on a specialized … Read more