Diane Aronovic's (darono) Blog

Charts are a terrific tool for visualizing trends, long term or short. I am looking at these 3 charts as a tool in showing how real estate may currently be a great investment, especially in comparison to stocks and bonds. The top chart shows a general REIT index in its 2 year cycle (note: it's n...

Traffic jams are the bane of industrialized countries. Just when you get a great job, you are forced to sacrifice your mental health with the trial of commuting. I've commuted at various times in my working life. When I worked in New York City, I commuted from both the Upper West Side and Connec...

All of the indications we are getting from the US economy show that things aren't as bad as we had been led to believe. Unemployment is slowing down, the latest rate of 9.7% is well below the 25% number economists were bandying about a few months ago. Although the Federal Reserve's stimulus packa...