Student Housing, One of the Most Hyped Asset Classes, Runs Out of Students
05/26/2020 10:44 AMHere’s the story of two student housing REITs in the UK that crashed. Wolf here: In recent years, student housing, a subcategory of Commercial Real Estate, became one of the hottest asset classes in the US, in the UK, and elsewhere. Big money piled in. Wall Street...
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3 Genomics ETFs Worth Jumping For
05/26/2020 10:31 AMThe scramble to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market is lifting the health care sector this year as a slew of biotechnology and other, more nuanced exchange-traded funds targeting the group are delivering impressive returns. Within the group of top-performing health...
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This is a Real Beauty
05/26/2020 8:22 AMWhile people in Hong Kong are risking arrest protesting to protect their Parliamentary freedoms. While millions of Canadians are clamoring to get back to work - the big threat in Ottawa is to make 50 MPs get back to work in the House of...
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Anyone hoping for a semblance of a normal economy might be left waiting
05/26/2020 7:40 AMRosenberg also warns the return of consumer spending will likely be hampered by high debt loads, especially in Canada, where alarm bells were already sounding over the problem before it entered the COVID-19 economic crisis. He also believes it’s almost a certainty...
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Stocks surged on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday
05/26/2020 7:09 AMStocks surged on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, driving the S&P 500 to its highest level in nearly three months, as hopes for economic recovery overshadow worries about the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 was up 1.8% to 3,007 points. It's the first time the...
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Big Fat Idea – Too Soon for Real Estate?
05/25/2020 12:45 PMJustin Smith of Hawkeye Wealth joined Michael on the weekend to discuss the state of the real estate market in the CoronaCrisis? What is he recommending for his investors? Are there deals to had yet? What sectors is he...
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Significant Stimulus Needed to Rebuild Economy, Poloz Says
05/25/2020 12:25 PMBank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, in his final speech before stepping down next week, said the deflationary risks associated with the pandemic and lockdowns are more concerning than the potential build up of inflationary pressures and vulnerabilities due to the...
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Russia Bans All Oil Product Imports To Protect Its Refining Industry
05/25/2020 12:23 PMRussia is banning imports of refined oil products, including gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, to protect its refining industry from cheap imports, according to a decree published on Russia’s government portal on Monday. The ban will be in effect until October 1, and...
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We’re Back To Normal…At Least in Politics
05/25/2020 6:49 AMWhile businesses rethink and innovate to survive - it's business as usual for government. Good thing they're in politics because they'd be massive failures in...
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Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
05/24/2020 11:38 AMQuote of the Week Taking the gender focus way too far when it comes to COVID19. Shocking Stat When the Government Said They Were Closing The Borders - What Did You Think They Meant? Goofy For those wishing a return to normal - you're in luck. Politics is already...
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