The Investor Insights

The Motley Fool warned real estate trust investors this morning about an ugly four letter word to watch out for in the coming months – debt. As Brian Richards reported, the trusts with high-to-capital ratios need to keep a close watch on the trend in debt levels. Aren’t you glad you don’t have to worry [...]

I’ve been a little obsessed with the private equity firm KKR ever since I read Barbarians at the Gate which detailed their leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco in 1989. I read an article today on Bloomberg.com that detailed their new strategy. I guess LBO’s are a little too pricey these days so KKR is using [...]