FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 06/01/22

According to the leading indicators of economic growth, the business cycle looks set to enter a period of material deceleration in the months ahead. This growth downturn is a continuation of the slowdown that began in the latter half of 2021. Combined with this downturn in growth, the...

Energy and commodity companies are largely paid in U.S. dollars. Portfolios that focus on inflationary growth sectors are benefiting from high prices for copper, crude oil, natural gas, fertilizer, lithium, and other higher commodity prices. The median new home sales price is now ...

REITs are selling off due to fears of rising interest rates. But I warn you: it's time to buy, and not to sell. We highlight 2 REITs that have become deeply undervalued. For further details see: An Urgent Warning For REIT Investors

U.S. equity markets delivered broad-based this week- snapping a dismal skid of seven straight weekly declines - following solid retail and housing earnings results and inflation data showing signs of peaking price pressures. Climbing out of "bear-market" territory with its best weekly...

Outfront's revenue has almost fully recovered, but its share price is still 33% lower than before the pandemic. Its dividend yield has reached 6% and it is growing. As Outfront hikes its dividend back to its pre-pandemic level, it will yield nearly 8% and we expect 30% upside. ...

No matter what the market tries to pull, these dividends keep coming into my portfolio. Don't you hate reliable, recurring returns? If only everything in life was this easy to be repeatable. They say if you can only do it once, it's not worth doing. If it's repeatable, it's pricel...

Elon Musk believes that most goods and services will be ridiculously cheap in the future. This is in large part because of advances in AI and robotics. We highlight a few of our Top Picks to profit from long-term disinflation. For further details see: Elon Musk Predicts ...

I'm a huge fan of "Shark Tank" and I was excited to see my friend, Alexiou Gibson, get a "deal done" on the show. I was happy to see two of my favorite sharks - Kevin Hart and Mark Cuban - combine forces to invest in Transformational Factory. In my article today, I decided to beco...

According to the National Association of Realtors, "Pending home sales slipped in April, as contract activity decreased for the sixth consecutive month." The NAR explains that "because a home goes under contract a month or two before it is sold, the Pending Home Sales Index generally ...

Industrial REITs - a perennial performance leader in recent years - have been slammed over the past month with declines of 20-30% after Amazon announced plans to cut costs in its logistics network. Amazon has pumped the brakes on its aggressive pandemic-fueled footprint expansion...