Don Cassidy Estate Quotations

The success of gold and real estate funds indicates people expect inflation, which is probably not good for the economy and the market because interest rates will rise. And the fact that three-quarters of recent new money has been flowing into world funds, rather than domestic funds, is not a vote of confidence for the U.S. stock market.

People understand real estate because they either own it or live in it. You ride by those apartment building or those office buildings with a plaque from your REIT and say, 'I own those.' It's kind of like owning McDonald's.