R has a wide application in finance analysis areas such as time series analysis, portfolio management, and risk management, with its basic functions and many professional packages in Finance.

I’m a big fan of ETFs that you can buy and pretty much hold on to forever. While the portfolio allocation given to these funds can vary due to things like age and personal preference, the fund itself is one that has a place in almost any portfolio.

When it comes to buying income vehicles, investors have to deal with the agony of choice: Business development companies compete with master limited partnerships and (mortgage) real estate investment trusts.

As discussed in “Baby Bonds For BDCs: Set To Rise?”, I am expanding my coverage of business development companies (“BDCs”) to include Baby Bonds (also known as exchange-traded debt) for investors that would like to limit the amount of pricing volatility and overall risk in exchange for lower yields.

We have previously written about Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and its sale of 72 properties to Starwood Capital in October of last year and how the sale of 1/5 of its property portfolio changes the geography and demography of the largest (though at the time of this writing second largest by market

It’s easy to get caught up in a company’s story – the latest and greatest product in the pipeline, a perceived positive change in management.

American International Group (NYSE:AIG) is one of the largest global insurance companies, with ~ $500bn of assets and ~$90bn in common shareholder equity as of YE2015. The company offers property casualty insurance, life insurance, mortgage insurance and retirement products in over 130 countries.

Payday Lenders’ Fight Against Regulator Would Be a Long Shot By DAVID ZARING New guidelines from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are certain to face legal challenges, but those claims will probably fail.

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