Stocks recently have started to pause after having run up so strongly since last Thanksgiving. So far, through June, we've made a nice full year's performance. I think it's unrealistic to assume the market would continue up at the rate it has so of

"We don't see things as they are; we see things as we are."-The TalmudWhen you say a colleague "can't see the forest for the trees," you're saying that he's so detailed oriented, present minded, and narrow in his perspective that he can't see a

One of the key indicators of how our overall economy is doing is the Dow Transportation Index. Made up of airlines, marine transport, trucking, railroad, and other transport-related companies, these components are all sensitive to changes in the in

One important skill to develop as a real estate investor is the process of due diligence.Due diligence is the in-depth research you will do on a property you've contracted to buy. Your purchase-and-sale agreement should provide for a period a

"O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain." America, the BeautifulWhile written in the early 1900s about a trip to Pikes Peak, I think Katherine Bates, the author of the to

Will real estate ever appreciate again? The answer is a resounding yes, and the factors that will contribute to long-term real estate appreciation are many. Ever heard the Mark Twain's quote about land? He said, "Buy land. They aren't making it

As prospective investors no doubt have noticed, there's an energy boom going on in the U.S. right now that could bring us a new No. 2 state in the oil-producer rankings behind Texas. I'm talking about the largest producer of spring wheat, North

How would you invest $10,000 this year?That's a question posed annually to a panel of investment experts.A year ago, our pundits were relatively optimistic as most suggested quality U.S. stock investments, along with some shorter-term bonds a

The economic downturn hit the collectibles market hard.Prices tumbled and many collectible items were not even put up for sale because owners who had purchased during the price run-up feared offers would be too low. Many potential buyers were to