This week, let's talk
about the equity side.
Not exact matches
RITHOLTZ: Let's talk a little bit
about what's going on in the modern markets and in particular on the
equity side.
If you have enough
equity in your home, you may be able to do a cash - out refinancing to fund a kitchen remodel, add new
siding, or complete a home improvement project you've been dreaming
about.
But
equity investors don't necessarily have to care so much
about inflation or currency depreciation (two
sides of the same coin), since they often tend to be compensated accordingly with higher / lower underlying
equity returns.
«Whenever a number of people contact me
about the same subject I can be sure that many others are interested too,» Kirby begins, «My only quibble with these portfolio ETFs is that the
equity portion has a tiny allocation to REITs (
about 1 %), no currency hedging on the
equity side and of course no opportunity to customize and use other assets such as GICs unless one wishes to do that separately.
On the
equity side, the S&P 500 represents
about 80 % of the total market value of
equity of US corporations.
And if you think
about it, we heard the positive performance numbers against active managers on the
equity side.
The fundamental answer to your question is to actually not view diversity work, and not even worry
about hiring more people of color, Native people in the field, and instead move to the right - hand
side of this image that I'm trying to construct and do
equity and social justice work.
Side note - I also know nothing
about how to use my home
equity to get a second home, so any advice on this process is welcome also.
At the Federal National Mortgage Association in Washington, D.C.,
about $ 5 billion worth of business was done on the
equity side of the multifamily asset class.
The Cogsville Group LLC paid
about $ 2.1 million for an
equity interest in 94 foreclosed properties from Fannie Mae that stretch from the Wisconsin border to the South
Side of Chicago.