His columns Net Gains and Investing appear Monday and Friday of each week. His most recent book is The Fast Forward MBA in Investing . We are thinking about investing in rental properties. The good news is that mortgage rates are reasonably low, and you could make an argument that inflation is heating up.
Real estate is a good hedge against inflation.
But real estate values aren't cheap. Then there's the fun part of looking after rental properties. In my experience, a bad day with stock is better than a bad day with a tenant any time. However, the fine print at the bottom says that employees may face adverse tax consequences if they re-allocate in such a way as to force the sale of company stock in the plan. But keeping a substantial portion of my plan assets in one stock doens't seem safe.