On the upside, however, Mathis is able to schedule three- and four-week family vacations and get to more of his children's ballgames. "I have seen 100% more of my kids' games than when I was a CIO," Mathis says. ...
Yale economist Robert Shiller estimates that homes gained an average of 0.4 per cent annually from 1890 to 2004. With the exception of rental properties, residential real estate produces no earnings or dividends. ...