FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 07/07/22

It's time for an update on this A-/A3 rated mall REIT – a gem that's worth investing in and owning long term. We believe SPG could return double digits over the next 12 months while covering its near 7% yield. That not only beats inflation… the potential outperforman...

A basic and very important fact of which hardly anyone is aware is that a general rise in asset prices has nothing to do with economic progress. An important characteristic of monetary inflation is that the new money does not get injected uniformly throughout the economy and therefore...

Due to the rising popularity of WFA culture, Franklin Street Properties is facing a situation of declining occupancy, as well as lease termination in the coming years. In order to create value for its investors, FSP intends to dispose of properties, and use those proceeds to reduce de...

At the G7 meeting last week, the group agreed on banning Russian gold imports, while working on a mechanism to cap the price of Russian crude oil. Essentially, the G7 is trying to create a “buyer’s cartel” to set a cap on the price of Russian crude oil. After U.S....

The revised long-term outlook projects an annualized return of 4.9%. The current risk premium forecast for GMI suggests that multi-asset-class strategies overall will generate lower returns relative to results posted in recent years. Combining forecasts via several models may prov...

If higher prices, which have now broadened, are allowed to persist, they can become sticky. A wage-price spiral, where rising wages beget rising prices, which cause further pressure on wages, certainly could allow inflation to be a challenge for longer than expected. In general, tradi...

Once the COVID distortions are over the economy will return to its previous state of roughly 2% growth and 2% inflation. Real sales of durable goods surged throughout COVID but accelerated rapidly with stimulus payments; sales peaked right as Biden’s American Rescue Act was imp...

Anchored by the deflationary experiences of the last decade, the Fed waited until headline CPI inflation had hit 7.9% before it finally started tightening monetary policy. This delayed response has permitted inflation expectations to rise and wage growth pressures to increase. Monetar...

Following their best week of the year, U.S. equity markets were again under pressure this week while global benchmark interest rates retreated sharply as recession concerns sparked a bid for bonds. Capping off its worst first-half performance since 1970, the S&P 500 retreated 2.3%...

The most rewarding thing about being a net-lease landlord is collecting the rent checks. They’re as predictable as it gets in real estate investing and the reason many landlords sleep well at night. Charlie Munger once said, "It is remarkable how much long-term advantage pe...