What is an investment default? One of the worst nightmares of any investor is to look at his/her investment portfolio and find a defaulted investment there. However, default is not the end of the world and should not be the reason for stopping investment activity. The risk-free investment is a theoretical investment that carries no … 
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Investment default is not the tragic end of the world

There’s an intrinsic link between risk and return in everything you do and do not. Investing is no different. There is a high correlation between the investment risks and expected returns. Return is telling only half of the story The majority of investors tend to judge the success of their investments by the returns they … 
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Investment risks and expected returns

Depending on your willingness to be an active or passive investor and the importance of selecting the real estate investments yourself, there are three fundamentally different ways to invest in real estate. As all options have pros and cons, you should consider each option’s suitability to your preferences. The following decision tree will help you … 
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3 ways to invest in real estate

In one of our previous posts, we introduced the concept of asset allocation and explained the importance of dividing the investment portfolio between different asset classes. Most investors are underweight in real estate How much should you invest in real estate? Unfortunately, there is no single truth or proven formula for determining the optimal size … 
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Real estate: How much should you invest in it?

4 minute read An asset class is a group of financial instruments that have comparable characteristics and exhibit similar behaviours in the marketplace.  Real estate is an asset class that is often categorized under the larger umbrella known as alternative assets. Similarly to stocks and bonds, the real estate asset class is divided into several … 
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What are the 5 major real estate asset classes and how much do they yield?

Reading time: 10+ min. Highlights Although income tax withholding rules were in place in the mid-19th century, Mr Beardsley Rumi, the director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is considered to be the author of the modern withholding tax system. The US Congress enforced Rum’s proposals with the Current Tax Payment Act of … 
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Withholding tax and interest income

Crowdestate performance report: October 2021 Reading time: 3 min. Let’s take a look back at October 2021 – new, completed, and overdue projects, payments made to investors, and secondary market transactions. Successfully funded projects In October 2021, 10 new investment opportunities were launched on Crowdestate’s crowdfunding platform, out of which 5 were from Estonia,1 from … 
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Crowdestate performance report: October 2021

Reading time: 3 min. Let’s take a look back at September 2021 – new, completed and overdue projects, payments made to investors and secondary market transactions. Successfully funded projects In September 2021, 10 new investment opportunities were launched on Crowdestate’s crowdfunding platform, out of which 5 were from Estonia, 1 was from Latvia, 2 from … 
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Crowdestate performance report: September 2021

Following article will cover the real estate prices development in Bratislava and its surroundings. The Bratislava Region is the most efficient region in the economy of the Slovak Republic. According to Eurostat data, in 2017 the Bratislava Region reached the level of GDP per capita in purchasing power parity at 179% of the European Union … 
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Real estate prices development in Bratislava and its surroundings

Reading time: 3 min. Let’s take a look back at August 2021 – new, completed and overdue projects, payments made to investors and secondary market transactions. Successfully funded projects In August 2021, 11 new investment opportunities were launched on Crowdestate’s crowdfunding platform, out of which 5 were from Estonia, 4 were from Latvia and 2 … 
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Crowdestate performance report: August 2021

In the brave new world of the digital economy, strong brands and distinctive domains are hard currency, copycat brands have emerged and they´re creating confusion. Therefore it is not a big surprise to see new market entrants pick an existing brand and launching their own product line under the well-known brand’s name and replacing just … 
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