real estate investment trusts Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png real estate investment trusts Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Why Rental Properties Are Not Good Investments https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/why-rental-properties-are-not-good-investments/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:20 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=12359 One of the most common pieces of financial advice our clients hear from their friends and family is to invest their excess cash in rental properties. Unfortunately, this is terrible advice for all but a lucky few. There are four big reasons for this: it likely won’t generate the income you expect, it’s hard to […]

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]]> Inflation: How Should Investors Prepare for the Future? https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/inflation-investors-prepare-future/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:42:33 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4577 Recent data on inflation reminds us of the famous Sherlock Holmes “dog that didn’t bark.” Despite numerous warnings from financial-market pundits that inflation is just around the corner, inflation statistics remain benign and surveys of inflation expectations suggest that price-level expectations are well contained.  So what is the outlook for inflation? Are there reasons for […]

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