10 cities where mortgage payments are cheaper than rent

Many financial experts say owning rather than renting a home is a good way to build wealth. If you’re in […]

By Aidualc | 29 May 19 | Posted in North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The 20 cities with the highest cost of living

The city with the highest relative cost of living in the world is Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda. That’s according […]

By MarketAngel | 02 Feb 17 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions

By Michael B. Sauter and Samuel Stebbins The U.S. Supreme Court issued in March a split vote on a decision […]

By Aidualc | 28 Jun 16 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

America’s Most (and Least) Valuable States

A recent study estimates that the combined value of all land in the contiguous United States is worth nearly $23 […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jul 15 | Posted in North America, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Is the Commercial Office Market Recovery a Mirage?

January 13, 2015 by Keith Jurow My previous article examined the dangers of widespread euphoria and optimism.  In this article, I will […]

By MarketAngel | 03 Feb 15 | Posted in Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Each U.S. State’s Food Preferences Based On Its Internet Search History

Estately ran hundreds of search queries through Google Trends to determine which food-related words, terms, and questions each state was searching […]

By Aidualc | 18 Sep 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

California, New York Lead States With Immigrant Populations

By Douglas A. McIntyre  There were 40.7 million immigrants living in the United States in 2012. Of these, 11.7 million were […]

By Aidualc | 11 Aug 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Most Important Variable Governing Market Prices

To the casual market observer, last week’s price action appeared to be dependent on every headline out of Washington. Strike […]

By Aidualc | 20 Nov 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Big Should Government Be?

There are a couple of fundamental questions at the bottom of Washington’s ongoing battles over deficits and debt: (1) How […]

By Aidualc | 30 Jan 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How to Cut Megabanks Down to Size

IT is a prevailing myth in Washington: big bailouts are over for good. Never again, the line goes, could giant […]

By Aidualc | 29 Jan 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)