Can El Nino Hurt Investments?

Can a baby harm your income property investments? Maybe so, if that baby is the dreaded weather phenomenon known as El Nino, (in Spanish, “the child, the baby”). Bringing with it drenching rains to some areas and parching drought to others, El Nino is making property...

The Dark Wallet: Security For Bitcoin Users

What’s in your (dark) wallet? As Bitcoin use continues to spread, so do efforts to regulate the digital currency and thwart its promise of anonymity. As Bitcoin users worry more and more about the vulnerability of the digital wallets used to conduct cybertransactions...

Buy Gold, Flip Houses – Or Build Wealth With Real Estate

Gold prices are on the upswing again after months of slumping, and the precious metals market is once again teasing investors with the promise of big gains – fast. But the nature of that kind of investing means that while investors may make money, it’s a bit of...

“Buy and Hold” Beats Capital Gains Taxes

“Know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em,” goes the old Kenny Rogers song. Turns out, smart investors know that holding ‘em – real estate assets, that is – is the route to building wealth. Among the many benefits of buying and holding income property: dodging...

Real Estate Outlasts Gold for Investing Success

Good as gold? For investors hoping to create long term wealth, that old phrase rings pretty hollow. As the prices of gold and other precious metals bounce up and down in response to conditions in various parts of the world, real estate beats the glittery stuff hands...