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By Richard HoeI'm not in the business of advertising Barron's, but have now mentioned the publication in two successive blogs. You could do worse than reading this (Jan. 18) and next Monday's (Jan. 25) editions.
December 17, 2009
Insurers' Commercial Realty Losses Controllable: ReportLosses on U.S. life insurers' commercial real estate holdings are manageable, a rating agency says in a new report.
December 03, 2009
Beige Book: Looking a Bit BetterThe Fed reports that things are looking up a bit in economic activity across most of the Fed's 12 districts, based on information through November 20.
December 01, 2009
Danger & Opportunity: REITs on the RiseIt looks as though the REIT market is poised for growth. A recent report by global consulting firm Mercer titled "Recapitalization and Recovery in the...
November 25, 2009
Estate Tax Data: Before It ChangedThe Internal Revenue Service has painted a statistical portrait of just how sweet big estates were - and how quickly health savings account contributions were growing -- back in 2007, as the investment markets were peaking.
November 25, 2009
'08 Market Flashback: Real Estate in TroubleWhen reminiscing about the almost forgotten post 2007 decline, many - with a feeling of relief and nostalgia - consider the 2008 decline to have...
November 23, 2009
Prospecting to the wealthyIt's been said that selling long term care to rich people is actually quite easy -- it's finding them that's tough. Here are tips on building a wealthy clientele and what to do once you've got their attention.