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Real estate investment trusts--stocks that invest in properties like apartments and office buildings--were up more than 30% last year, the second year in a row for such stellar returns. That was thanks in part to low interest rates and strong demand for office space. Investors attracted to the healthy dividends REITs pay also have been piling in, and more and more retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, have begun offering REIT mutual funds. But after the big run-up, this may be the year the go-go party ends. "In the long term, returns from REITs have...
...ourselves. If you say you have political capital, we're ready to see you place some bets with it." Many Americans are not convinced that Bush has so much capital. The TIME poll found that only 33% believe he has a mandate to change Social Security so people can invest in private accounts; just 38% say he has a mandate to change the tax code. So lawmakers are demanding a major sales-and-p.r. job by Bush and a detailed plan. They insist the President not send up vague principles and expect Congress to work out the politically dangerous...
...Bush has a mandate, and he should use it. I would like to take a percentage of the funds deducted for my Social Security tax and invest it in stocks to earn higher interest than is earned by funds in the traditional Social Security retirement program. Bush's plan to reform the tax code is another brilliant course of action. Think of how much money is wasted on the Internal Revenue Service, not to mention high-priced accountants. Sam Hoff Clarkston, Michigan...
Investors seeking to make money with a clean conscience are flocking to socially responsible mutual funds, which invest in companies that meet nonfinancial standards like environmental friendliness and respect for workers' rights. Assets in such funds have jumped 156% over the past five years, to $31.9 billion, while the fund industry as a whole has grown just 22%, according to fund tracker Lipper. But a recent study by environmentalist Paul Hawken suggests investors might be getting more than they bargained for. Hawken, who runs the Natural Capital Institute in San Francisco, found socially responsible funds owning companies like Iraq-entangled...
...believes entrepreneurial spirit can close the gap between rich and poor. And she has been aggressive about spreading that gospel, aiming "to make the stock market the subject of dinner-table conversation in the black community." At Ariel, Hobson launched the nation's first ongoing study of African-American investment behavior, calling attention to her hunch that blacks lag behind whites when it comes to investment, planning for retirement and putting money aside for college. The firm also started the Ariel Community Academy, an inner-city Chicago school that teaches elementary school students how to invest. Hobson takes her stump...