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Article by, Brent Virkus – Senior Managing Director at Find the Capital I spent over 20 years in the investment business working for some of the largest firms in the industry. One of the best strategies I ever implemented for my clients was The Dow Ten Strategy or The Dog’s of the Dow. The “Dogs of the Dow” strategy is one of the simplest for beating the market. The strategy The Dogs strategy involves buying and holding equal dollar amounts of the 10 best-yielding dividend stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) . The strategy banks on the idea that blue-chip stocks with high yields are near the bottom of their business cycle and should do much better going forward. Investors in the strategy then would get not only large dividends but also gains in the stocks underlying those dividends. High-yield dividends High-yield portfolios are often dismissed as inferior to their growth counterparts for various reasons: Many people fear that increasing dividend yields mean lower portfolio returns. Others believe that dividend payments mean that management believes the business is done growing. Evidence from Tweedy, Browne refutes these falsehoods. Research shows that portfolios of high-yield dividend stocks outperform lower-yielding portfolios and the market in general. In fact, a study by noted finance professor Jeremy Siegel found that over 45 years, the highest-yielding 20% of S&P 500 stocks outperformed the S&P 500 by three times! The highest-yielding stocks turned a $1,000 investment in 1957 into $462,750 by 2002, compared with $130,768 if the same money was invested in the index. Performance After beating the Dow by 6.8% in 2011, the Dogs underperformed the Dow by 0.2% in 2012. Check out the Dogs’ performance in 2013 so far: Company Initial Yield Initial Price YTD Performance AT&T 5.34% $33.71 12.50% Verizon 4.76% $43.27 24.74% Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) 4.36% $20.62 17.84% Merck 4.20% $40.94 13.42% Pfizer 3.83% $25.08 16.49% DuPont 3.82% $44.98 25.37% Hewlett-Packard 3.72% $14.25 50.21% General Electric 3.62% $20.99 12.68% McDonald’s 3.49% $88.21 16.05% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) 3.48% $70.10 26.68% Dow Jones Industrial Average 13,104 17.17% Dogs of the Dow 21.60% Dogs Return vs. Dow (Percentage Points) +4.43% Source: S&P Capital IQ as of April 18. Historical Performance of the Dogs of the Dow: ...
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Article by, Espectia It’s true, You can make a lot of money by investing in real estate. Yet, many investors are not. And when you look at their real estate investment strategy, it’s no surprise. The problem is that they have been brainwashed by the so called real estate investment gurus. You know the ones that I am talking about. The ones that tell you that for a few of your hard earned dollars they will teach you all their ultimate short-cut secrets to successfully making millions. They will tell you that you don’t need a job, money or credit. All you need to do is pay them and they will show you the exact way to invest in real estate. Do what they say, follow their real estate investment strategy and your life will changed forever. Well I have some bad news for you. In most cases, it’s the worst real estate investment strategy you could ever follow. Don’t get me wrong, Its’ OK to go to seminars, buy books and audio products if you are using this information to learn certain techniques, financing options, tax laws and other ways to invest. In fact, you should do this, because it will make you more creative and you will become a smarter real estate investor, however it’s not the most important thing that you should do. The Most Important Step When Investing In Real Estate Before you start to invest in real estate, you should sit down and create a very specific plan of what you want the outcome of your real estate investment plan to be! I know that this is not very exciting, however, if you don’t know why your investing and the overall outcome that you want, then how do you know if you making a good or bad decision Two Important Questions The only reason to invest in real estate is to make money. There are two important questions you need to ask yourself. 1.) When do you want the money and how much 2.) What are you willing to pay to get that result The answer to these questions will help you determine your real estate investment strategy. Let me give you several examples....
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Article by, Brent Virkus – President and CEO TRiTON Capital Advisory Would you like to create wealth through real estate investing? Well, why not read this article to get an understanding of the 3 magic numbers you will need to know to become rich and create wealth through real estate investing; and steer you through the potential pitfalls to ensure your real estate investments are a success not just some of the time but all of the time. When it comes to real estate investment, particularly residential real estate, the likelihood of you falling in love with a real estate asset is stronger than it is for other less tangible asset classes (bonds, stocks, pensions etc). Many people fall in love with toxic properties that look good on the eye or feel good to the ego. But these kind of self indulgent, ego-trip asset purchases can quickly turn into massive liabilities, eroding Balance Sheets and destroying Income Statements. Why? Because investing is an intellectual sport and your emotions have to be left on the side lines. You’ve got to run your numbers first and foremost. When it comes to property investing, sometimes ugly is beautiful. Ironically, sometimes the ugliest looking property runs the best numbers. Cash flow is always king in any business or property portfolio; far more important than capital appreciation if you ask me. Capital appreciation may increase your net worth but cash-flow will put cash in your bank account and keep you liquid! The challenge in property investment is to minimise the down payment (which will maximise your mortgage) whilst at the same time generating net positive cash flow each month. Knowing the following 4 numbers will stand you in good stead and really must be estimated to the best of your knowledge prior to making any real estate investment. First: Find out the net rental income. Buy property assuming no natural capital appreciation will ever occur (even though of course it will). Property will generally double in value every 7 to 10 years. Note: This is a trend and not a one-way bet! Either which way, we don’t want to wait around for that natural appreciation to occur before we begin building wealth. Therefore, ideally...
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Best tips from one of the most influential people on the planet, Mr. Warren Buffet. He has great tips for personal finance which could be useful for those who want to grow their financial status.
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Gain Access to the World’s First and Only Investor Database of the Most Active CMBS Lenders Focused 100% on Real Estate! Just $97 (Limited to the First 1,000 Subsribers) [divider_bar]Insert Your Text Here[/divider_bar] Dear Entrepreneur, I’m Lisa Virkus, Founder and CEO of Find the Capital. We give entrepreneurs the tools and resources they need to grow their business. One of the most important areas we help our followers with is finding capital for their real estate projects. With interest rates at historical lows and headed higher, there has never been a better time to refinance your existing debt or put new debt on your commercial real estate. When doing so the most important thing to do is make sure that debt is “non-recourse”. In other words, does not require you to sign a personal guarantee. Don’t let one bad deal destroy your entire net worth like a lot of people did during the last economic downturn. One of the best ways to find “non-recourse” debt is through the CMBS market. The issue? A lot of us have no idea how to find CMBS lenders. Furthermore, if you do know who a CMBS lender is, you have no idea how to contact them. So find the capital has done it for you. We’ve scoured the market for the most active CMBS lenders and have created the first and only Most Active CMBS Lender Database. Here are just a few of the most active CMBS lenders that hit the database: The best thing about Find the Capital’s Most Active CMBS Lender Database, is not only have we identified who the most active lenders are, but…. [red_tick_list width=”100%”] What size deals they will consider Types of real estate they will lend on Geographical locations they will consider Who to call within the organization to present your deal Their direct phone number Their direct email address Corporate website [/red_tick_list] Yes, we’ve done it all for you so you can easily and quickly figure out who is the best group for your deal and who to call! We invite you to take advantage of the first and only Most Active CMBS Lenders Database by clicking the Download button below: Just $97 (Limited...
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Article by, Greg Zuckerman – The Wall Street Journal Q: What’s the best way to invest in real estate today? “Hard” real-estate investments or “soft” shares and ETFs? A: As housing finally rebounds, investors are searching for the best ways to take advantage. Tim Courtney, chief investment officer at Exencial Wealth Advisors, says an investment portfolio of more than $10 million could benefit by including both “hard” real estate, meaning direct ownership—either full or partial—of commercial, residential or other properties, as well as “soft” real estate, such as shares of real-estate investment trusts or other securities. Those with smaller portfolios who want to invest in real estate generally should stick with real-estate investment trusts, or REITs, exchange-traded funds, shares of real-estate-focused companies and other investments that provide more liquidity than direct property ownership, experts say. Properly researching and monitoring hard real-estate investments generally requires a significant commitment of time, making shares more attractive for most individual investors. It also can take longer to see gains from hard real-estate investments, though these investments do have the potential to provide sizable, steady income, says Deann Morgan, a managing director with Bank of America BAC -0.64% Merrill Lynch. Matthew Tuttle, president of Tuttle Wealth Management LLC in Stamford, Conn., adds that while investment properties can be attractive investments, they can be hard to value. For those going the soft route, Mr. Courtney notes that U.S. REITs have done well this year, and says they are no longer bargains. He says international REITs are more attractive, some offering dividends of about 5%. “It’s best to own an index fund that provides exposure to a large basket” of REITs, Mr. Courtney says, to avoid the volatility of individual shares. He’s a fan of REITs funds offered by Dimensional Fund Advisors and Vanguard Group Inc. For some investors, though, hard investments remain more attractive. “The returns on REITs and similar investment vehicles, after management expenses, aren’t substantial enough to deter our clients” from investing directly in real-estate properties, says James Carolan, a partner and head of the U.S. real-estate practice at the international law firm Withers Bergman. Jeff Leventhal, managing director and partner at financial-services firm HighTower in Bethesda, Md., is focusing on parts of the market that held up...
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