Investments
Yesterday’s Rules Don’t Always Apply
Institutional investors routinely rely on cross-asset relationships to build portfolios, assess risk, and explain positioning. Many of those relationships become embedded in investment...
How to Buy a Rental Property with 5% Down or Less (5 Ways)
You’ve probably heard that you need a 20% down payment to buy a rental property. But for the average rookie, that’s just not...
Best 12-Month CD Rates for August 12, 2026: Up to 4.40%
Certificates of deposit (CDs) have seen rates rising even more, despite major banks lowering the rates on theri savings accounts. As of August 12,...
Using AI to Develop Optimal Trade Execution Strategies
In 2026, the CFA Institute launched its first AI Investment Challenge, a national competition where university teams apply artificial intelligence to real-world investment...
A Buyer’s Summer Is “On” as Asking Prices See Steepest Decline Since 2017
Dave:Real estate investors love to say that real estate is local, and today’s headlines are proving that idea exactly. On a national basis,...
New House Bill Would Let Parents Transfer Parent PLUS Loans To Their Kids
House Democrats have introduced a bill that would let parents transfer their Parent PLUS loans to the children whose education those loans paid...