Fundamentals in the marketplace

[mortgage-pro]

I am just getting into investing. At this point I am looking to get into stocks or forex.

Which one would you recommend I concentrate on at this point equities or forex?

[hilo]

if you think you can have a general view in trading or investing and discarding one or the other you gonna run into trouble on a long term basis....everything is linked...equities are linked to currencies...try to guess why US markets are still holding on and you ll have a better view of why currencies are of most significance.

sincerely.

[mortgage-pro]

My background is watching the bond market and equities. I understand both markets play off each other. I was just curios as to which one offered the best returns.

[hilo]

hi Mortgage pro,

it all depends on how you trade, through which vehicule -- it s such a hudge industry with so many possibilities (to win and lose).
Equities are fun, if you know how to handle insider trading, but you could also go on to indices, ETFs, a bit different but fun too.

all depends on you R/R ratio and knowledge in the instruments.

what do you want to know?

How s the mortgage market? are they keeping up with Equity loans? how s RE breathing in the US?

i have a friend working in Chicago in Commercial RE.

[mortgage-pro]

The mortgage market is very favorable at the moment. I just did a 15 mortgage at 4.75.

I am a bit concerned with putting someone is an equity loan. Rates are a bit higher than a fixed first mtg. Especially when you account for the fed is looking to bump rates up between 4-8 times this year.

My main question if you were starting out would you concentrate on learning the forex market or equities?

[hilo]

Equities, Forex, debt sec. .../... et all are all linked. The more you know the better you will in your investment decision.

The Fed is still trying to play the "strong dollar policy" card-- but soon they wont have no choice -- deflation will come back from a long way, i just give them this year before US are striken with recession...of course you ll have some inflationary bubbles that will persist. so I don t think rates will go much higher, everything is tight! : stock market holding thanx to the spin of the administration and the marketing wizz that entice people in rolling heir dollar into the market...once they realize US is not in a good shape anymore (watch real sources for stats) they ll start giving up on spending and going into debt and they ll focus on debt redemption. Rates will drop pretty soon, i am convinced of this.

set up a RE business in eastern europe!