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Cramer founded TheStreet in 1996 and writes daily market commentary for Real Money. In addition to hosting Mad Money with Jim Cramer on CNBC, he manages Action Alerts PLUS, an investing club that follows positions and trades of his charitable portfolio. Cramer graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, and after several years as a newspaper reporter, he returned to earn a law degree. Instead of practicing law, Cramer joined Goldamn Sachs and went on to manage his own hedge fund. He retired from active money management in 2000 to embrace media full time and has authored seven books on investing.
James 'Rev Shark' DePorre
DePorre is the founder and CEO of Shark Asset Management and the author of Invest Like a Shark: How a Deaf Guy With No Job and Limited Capital Made a Fortune Investing in the Stock Market. He also operates sharkinvesting.com, an interactive online community for active investors.
Bruce Kamich
Kamich is TheStreet's in-house technical analyst with 40 years experience working with a number of bulge bracket firms, accumulating knowledge on commodities, interest rates, equities and ETFs along the way.
Kamich was one of the earliest Chartered Market Technicians (CMT). He is author of Chart Patterns and How Technical Analysis Works and is a two-time past president of the Market Technicians Association, the professional organization for chartists worldwide.
Carolyn Boroden
Boroden is a Commodity Trading Advisor and technical analyst who has been involved in the trading industry for over 25 years. Her background includes working on the major trading floors including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the CBOT, NYFE and COMEX, where she eventually shifted over to focusing on technical analysis of the markets.
Carley Garner
Garner is an experienced futures and options broker with DeCarley Trading, a division of Zaner Group, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is also the author of Higher Probability Commodity Trading; A Trader's First Book on Commodities; Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets; and Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the World's Most Lucrative Market.
Her e-newsletters, The DeCarley Perspective and The Financial Futures Report have garnered a loyal following; she is also proactive in providing free trading education at DeCarleyTrading.com.
Stephen Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle earned his nickname serving as a sergeant in reserve components of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army while simultaneously working on Wall Street.
Guilfoyle is the founder and President of Sarge986 LLC, a family-run trading operation. An NYSE floor trader for over 30 years, Guilfoyle has served as the Chief Market Economist for Stuart Frankel & Co., the U.S. Economist for Meridian Equity Partners and as a Vice President in Block Trading and Investment Banking with Credit Suisse.
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Malls and theme parks and mounting losses, commercial and multifamily lending dips, housing sentiment rises, where disaster looms, and three good REITs for a February roll.
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The Wall Street Journal reports today the bills are coming due for big operators who thought entertainment was a solution to a declining business.
Why it matters: This piece focuses on the travails of two major privately held mall operators but can help inform thinking about investments in publicly held hospitality and mall REITs, or real estate investment trusts, as well.
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) says today that commercial and multifamilymortgage loan originations were 18% lower in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to a year ago but increased 76% from the third quarter of 2020.
Why it matters: If borrowers are confident enough to take out loans for projects this early in the pandemic recovery, that may be a good sign of better things to come for CRE and multifamily investors.
The Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index increased in January to 77.7, a 3.7-point improvement from December. Consumers reported a significantly more positive view of home selling conditions month over month, with that particular component jumping 16 percentage points.
Why it matters: This report provides quantitative confirmation to qualitative observations from around the country that market conditions remain quite good for selling a house. Buying a house -- that's a bit tougher.
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According to a new report from CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), there were more than 10 catastrophic weather events that caused over $1 billion in damages last year in the United States. What states are most likely to see more of the same?
Why it matters: Millionacres' Aly Yale points out that if you're a real estate investor, understanding these risks is critical before expanding your portfolio. For one, you'll want to secure adequate insurance to hedge your risk. It can also shed light on your property's long-term value.
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The average REIT is already paying twice the S&P 500 average for dividends, but there are many that are going well above that. Millionacres' Matthew DiLallo chooses three that merit particular attention this month.
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Why it matters: Yield traps are no fun. Check out these suggestions about three stocks that pay well -- and may well hold up even better.