king_art_thegreat


if the public know about it, its defintely too late but i wanna analyze the old ones to dtermine my own future new ones so give me anything u got not just the stock market either even go for real estate and commodities whatever brings in the dough

XNeoXCore


why is everyone like oh ya..china will surpass america in like 10 years? that’s physically impossible. Sure, china’s economy is growing at an alarming rate, BUT they still have an unemloyment rate of over 20%. While eastern china may be well developed, the west still greatly lacks basic neccesties and is usually neglected by the government. Also, truth be told.. products that are labelled Made in China are not necessarily developed or designed in China. In fact, 60% of Chinese goods that are exported come from overseas-invested factories, according to Chinese customs data. The United States of America has the world’s strongest army and navy and has a projection force to anywhere on earth. Our military simply cannot be matched. China still doesn’t know how to live in a modern society and is still a socialist country. Because of china’s “growth-at-all-costs” ideaology, the enviorment is quickly deteriorating and fresh water is a very scarce commodity….

Sanjay K


I have got extrodinary ability in stock, forex, commodities markets trading(note: only trading not in investing) and I want to sell my talent. How I can sell my extrodinary ablity for extrodinary remuneration. Please DO NOT mention ” Why don’t you trade and make that money” (my small investment wont grew that muchin short span) or try a NEWS LETTER OR APPROACH SOME MUTUAL FUNDS OR APPROACH HIGHNETWORTH INDIVUDUALS ETC., ETC., WHICH I KNOW MYSELF. It took 15 years to attain this talent and can make extrodinary money if backed by RESONABLY BIG fund. I need some creative idea TO SELL MY TALENT and I do not want to go and ask anybody like canvassing in any otherform which is below my dignity for such a great talent. I AM GENIUENLY INTRESTED TO GET SOME WONDERFULLY CREATIVE IDEA (TO MARKET MY TALENT )WHICH WILL BE THE BEST METHOD AND HIGHLY REMUNERATIVE. PLEASE GUIDE ME.

The Sleepy Ghost .


Isn’t “love” suppose to be selfless and unconditional? It is when one start to have expectations on the returns on the “love” invested that makes “love” a commodity.

tenno1234


Is it possible to accumulate liquid funds of 1 million $ over a timeframe of 10 years ?
If yes, which of the following ways would be the best way to achieve this: (initial capital 10,000$)
1. investing in the stockmarket
2. trading commodities
3. trading forex
4. real estate
5. start an online retailing business
6. create an online affiliate website
7. buying and selling on ebay
8. Something else ?
winning the lottery is not an option !.

Tuks Engineer


Japanese real estate prices have had a terrible time over the past two decades. In fact, the market experienced a run where property prices fell for sixteen years in a row despite the government trying desperately to reverse the trend and get people to invest.

Now in many countries, real estate booms have created millionaires in a very short space of time. Some of these local booms have run out of steam - others, like Japan, could be on the very verge of starting a staggering up-trend.

The reason that investors are safer to break into the Japanese real estate market via REIT’s is that they are a safer and more convenient form of Japanese property investment for profits. Non Japanese investors directly looking to invest in Japanese real estate would face significant hurdles presented by law, logistical difficulties in viewing properties and linguistic challenges in communication. Instead REITs are fairly liquid investments that enable a non Japanese investor to own a stake in Japanese real estate including commercial and residential property, industrial structures, shopping complexes and hotels.

The argument for stepping into Japanese REITs are as follows:

1. The Japanese real estate market has performed awfully over the past 15 years. This is a classic example of a market that has fallen to lows and now reversing as property prices have recently began to buck this downward trend.

2. Interest rates in Japan are extremely low, and the Japanese public are fairly cash rich compared to their debt ridden counterparts in UK and USA. Usually, low interest rates causes an eventual boom in house prices as people generally buy property when they can afford to service the debt.

3. The Japanese government has been trying to kick-start Japanese real estate for some time. They have kept mortgage rates extremely low. In fact, longer term mortgages in Japan can be fixed at about 2% to 3%. Astoundingly, Japan real estate prices continued it’s downward spiral even as the government slashed short term interest rates to 0% (a level which it kept for six years). Such was the level of mistrust by the Japanese towards real estate as an investment.

4. Real Estate Investment Trusts are potentially better than stocks because the companies that operate them are entitled to specific tax benefits, and according to law REITs must give investors their earnings. In fact, Japanese REITs are exempt from corporation taxes as long as they pay out over 90% of their profits to shareholders in the form of dividends.

5. If (as many experts predict) the yen strengthens against the US dollar, it could prove useful as a good hedge.

6. Japanese REITs often payout yields of 3% to 4% - a good return given the potential capital gains expected over the next decade.

7. According to general statistics, not only has the price of Japanese real estate started to rise, but it is thought that there has been an 80% increase in the number of investors looking to purchase real estate with the expectation of future profits.

While Japanese REITs are becoming fairly established, and there has already been some appreciation from them it could be just the beginning of a very long story if we really are seeing the beginning of an upturn in the Japanese real estate market.

What about the drawbacks of Japanese REITs? Here are some of the factors that you should keep in mind before stepping in:

1. While it’s generally thought that the incredibly depressing bear market in the Japanese real estate market has now turned, there is always a certain element of risk and unpredictability in any investment. You can never call the top or bottom of any market.

2. As more global investors and funds understand the potential of the Japanese real estate scene there will be an increase in the number of REITs and foreign investment into Japanese property. This could inflate the price of the REIT market in general and the investor should keep in mind the amount paid for the REIT share against the net value of cash & properties per share. Do not get ****** into paying too high a premium.

3. Any future interest rate rises imposed by the Japanese government could have a negative effect on the value of REITs.

All in all, the underlying potential of owning Japanese REITs is exciting because if, as expected, the Japanese real estate market does go on a bull run over the next decade, holders of these REITs will benefit significantly from their ownership.

Rαw


What is the Islamic perspective on the investing in stocks and gambling?

More specifically, I am talking about gold as a commodity; would it be haram to invest and buy gold to sell it later on?

Greg


Here’s my idea on how people qualifying for those stimulus checks can help create economic anarchy.

Take your check if it is at least 500 bucks and invest in a commodities index fund. Most of them have been doing really well (it’s a bubble. I won’t kid you about this) since about 2003, but they have really taken off the last couple of years.

I would suggest a fund like CRSAX (it’s up 40% over the last 2 years, and it’s already up 9.5% so far this year).

If enough people do this, the price of oil, wheat, gold and just about anything you pull out of the ground or grow will wind up costing so much nobody can afford them anymore.

Automobiles will stop running, food riots, and anarchy will ensue.

Tuks Engineer


Japanese real estate prices have had a terrible time over the past two decades. In fact, the market experienced a run where property prices fell for sixteen years in a row despite the government trying desperately to reverse the trend and get people to invest.

Now in many countries, real estate booms have created millionaires in a very short space of time. Some of these local booms have run out of steam - others, like Japan, could be on the very verge of starting a staggering up-trend.

The reason that investors are safer to break into the Japanese real estate market via REIT’s is that they are a safer and more convenient form of Japanese property investment for profits. Non Japanese investors directly looking to invest in Japanese real estate would face significant hurdles presented by law, logistical difficulties in viewing properties and linguistic challenges in communication. Instead REITs are fairly liquid investments that enable a non Japanese investor to own a stake in Japanese real estate including commercial and residential property, industrial structures, shopping complexes and hotels.

The argument for stepping into Japanese REITs are as follows:

1. The Japanese real estate market has performed awfully over the past 15 years. This is a classic example of a market that has fallen to lows and now reversing as property prices have recently began to buck this downward trend.

2. Interest rates in Japan are extremely low, and the Japanese public are fairly cash rich compared to their debt ridden counterparts in UK and USA. Usually, low interest rates causes an eventual boom in house prices as people generally buy property when they can afford to service the debt.

3. The Japanese government has been trying to kick-start Japanese real estate for some time. They have kept mortgage rates extremely low. In fact, longer term mortgages in Japan can be fixed at about 2% to 3%. Astoundingly, Japan real estate prices continued it’s downward spiral even as the government slashed short term interest rates to 0% (a level which it kept for six years). Such was the level of mistrust by the Japanese towards real estate as an investment.

4. Real Estate Investment Trusts are potentially better than stocks because the companies that operate them are entitled to specific tax benefits, and according to law REITs must give investors their earnings. In fact, Japanese REITs are exempt from corporation taxes as long as they pay out over 90% of their profits to shareholders in the form of dividends.

5. If (as many experts predict) the yen strengthens against the US dollar, it could prove useful as a good hedge.

6. Japanese REITs often payout yields of 3% to 4% - a good return given the potential capital gains expected over the next decade.

7. According to general statistics, not only has the price of Japanese real estate started to rise, but it is thought that there has been an 80% increase in the number of investors looking to purchase real estate with the expectation of future profits.

While Japanese REITs are becoming fairly established, and there has already been some appreciation from them it could be just the beginning of a very long story if we really are seeing the beginning of an upturn in the Japanese real estate market.

What about the drawbacks of Japanese REITs? Here are some of the factors that you should keep in mind before stepping in:

1. While it’s generally thought that the incredibly depressing bear market in the Japanese real estate market has now turned, there is always a certain element of risk and unpredictability in any investment. You can never call the top or bottom of any market.

2. As more global investors and funds understand the potential of the Japanese real estate scene there will be an increase in the number of REITs and foreign investment into Japanese property. This could inflate the price of the REIT market in general and the investor should keep in mind the amount paid for the REIT share against the net value of cash & properties per share. Do not get ****** into paying too high a premium.

3. Any future interest rate rises imposed by the Japanese government could have a negative effect on the value of REITs.

All in all, the underlying potential of owning Japanese REITs is exciting because if, as expected, the Japanese real estate market does go on a bull run over the next decade, holders of these REITs will benefit significantly from their ownership.

Marcel Ford


doesn’t seem as grossly belied as six months to a year ago, prospective buyers of bulk REO (known as real estate owned, bank owned or foreclosed properties) portfolios are still experiencing immense frustration in finding product with the aftermath of "intermediaries" operating on the Internet.

Over the last eighteen months, a depressed real estate market, coupled by ever increasing foreclosure rates and a severe downward spiral of fresh mortgages, is only fueling many imploded mortgage brokers to parlay their attempts into linking buyers with banks distressed assets. These internet "brokers" with minimalistic experiences in the workings of liquidating distressed assets, create lengthy chains of "intermediary brokers" between supposed buyers and supposed sellers in their eternal search for product. The end result is they are ill-equipped in delivering product, are ineffective in collaborating with the client’s requests, and do not fully understand the protocol that needs to be followed. Oftentimes, a buyer’s assets are floated in cyber-space filtered from one intermediary source to another. Dissuasion begins to form in the buyer’s mind, he is told he can readily purchase REOs in the low 20 to 30% LTV and gets the false illusion that such packages readily exist.

Another seen result of these "broker chains" is the nefarious plot towards luring prospective clients towards "available REO packages" which emanates from some obscure place and is leaked to several of these "intermediary brokers" who cross-pollinate these packages amongst the "broker chains". The sad part of this is that many times it ultimately ends up with potential buyers who have the means and the wherewithal to consummate the transaction and end up finding that there is no true platform selling the assets, their time is wasted and confidence in the system eroded.

As a burned child is carried out of a burning house, buyers often find themselves entering another furnace the more they look. We have spoken to several clients who have been searching for REO packages for over a year with no success.

Daniel Bruckner emphasizes that it is important to answer the following questions:

Has anyone explained to those looking to get into the REO bulk buying pool specific questions on the matter? Have these "brokers" ever seen a banks "addendum" for REO buys? Do they even realize that even in a "small" trade of $40M (U.S) in REOs that there are MAJOR title issues, an immense amount of legal work, analytical costs, very complicated contracts, compliance issues and on and on? There is also a plethora of work to secure, insure and deal with the properties let alone liquidating them as well. We have seen several different law firms and countless man hours go into just the due diligence phase.

Since late 2006 to present, there have been 267 major U.S. lending institutions that have imploded. Out of these, the most recent are Wachovia Mortgage, (FSB Wholesale), Lehman Brothers (SBF), IndyMac Bancorp, Mortgages, Ltd and Wilmington Finance (Wholesale).

So, what is the necessitous buyer to do?

"Become educated on the capital markets," Bruckner remarks. "This is where InvestorEarth’s gregariousness comes into play and gives us the opportunity to further educate those individuals’ expectations.

In a declining global market, many buyers are wrought in difficulty in their pursuit to secure an appropriate ROI. In the declining global market, the preferred investment vehicles of today include REOs, CMOs (Collateralized Mortgage Obligations), BGs (Bank Guarantees), MTNs (Medium Term Notes) and HYPIPs (High Yielding Private Investment Programs) - all which achieve above average returns during a recession. While you may be well-versed on REO’s, the mass of incoming interests lies upon MTNs, CMOs and most excitably HYPIPs. Many, possibly all of these vehicles, may appear unfamiliar to you, Once they are explained and the ROIs realized, the intoxication gravitating towards these programs becomes overwhelming for our clients and they generally want little to do with bulk REOs are they invest forward.

InvestorEarth.com plays a much broader and sophisticated role to high net worth investors and investment groups by educating those who come to us wanting to profit in the dynamic capital markets of REOs, CMOs, BGs, MTNs, HIPIPs and other popular investment commodities.