It's high time to move away from the old adage "Sell in May", because the market is on its way to double its year- to-date returns. Marketing axioms, rules of thumb may be comforting than investing logic but do not show the best path for investment. This concept though statistically proven to be nonsense does not discourage investors. Historical stock market data shows return from May through October might be more than the others on an average. Transaction costs, taxes on profits cannot be avoided by investors as trading volumes in summer months being consistently on the lower side. This leads to fewer trends and influence traders to get out as it is not worth to stay in the market. People believe that market loses from May to November with the worst in October, which is not the truth as research shows. Read more at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-it-gets-to-may-you-might-as-well-stay-2015-05-16?page=1

The growth of e-commerce in present times has been a cause of worry for many analysts and they proclaim that traditional "bricks and mortar" shopping was going to extinct. But a new study shows the traditional shopping is still alive and well for many Americans. According to new study by global consulting firm A.T. Kearney, consumers continue to flock to physical retail locations and are actually crucial in generating online sales for retailers. According to the study, 90% of all U.S. retail sales conducted last year was done in a physical store versus only about 9% done online. Moreover, 95% of sales were accounted by retailers with bricks and mortar presence. Kearney noted that stores make a significant contribution to generating sales, even if the transaction is eventually done online. Through the five stages of a retail transaction - Discovery, Trial & Test, Purchase, Delivery or Pickup, and Returns - at some point along the chain, the majority of consumers will use a physical store. One could be in smaller mall operators. While Simon is the largest owner, smaller firms like CBL & Associates Properties Inc. (CBL), Macerich Co. (MAC) have all experienced faster funds-from-operations (FFO) growth than their bigger rival. The bottom line is Bricks and mortar stores aren't dead or even dying. Not by a long shot. For investors, that mean the owners of shopping malls, power centers and other retail real estate are in a prime position to continue paying strong dividends for years to come. Read more at: : http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/080614/why-bricks-and-mortar-retail-remains-solid-bet-spg-cbl-mac-amzn.aspx

Over the last few years, stocks have climbed to lofty heights. Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ index all have gained new heights. It is the great time to own stocks but at the same time, it is hard to please investors. For rational investors the continuous rise might seem to be a bubble and they can start getting defensive. Many companies that have recently released earning reports have either missed expectations or relied on cost cutting measures rather than revenue growth to bolster their results. While the ride can continue stocks can also go sideways. The bottom line is though it has not yet happened, but the stocks can be frothy and correction could be near. So, investors getting defensive will make sense. Read more at: http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/073114/it-finally-time-get-defensive-def-usmv-idlv-hdge.aspx

Today big data is able to change the way real-estate professionals, buyers, sellers and even banks think about transactions involving property. Companies, promoting services that plug consumers into big data real estate information which gives a better education and insight.There are five key ways through which big data is changing the game of real estate business. They are- 1. Big data helps to democratize data for the real-estate customer. Companies such as Zillow combine big data with real estate and offer services like- Mining census information, the results of consumer surveys, listings of homes for sale and rent etc. 2. Big data is not only providing new information to consumers but also new ways of looking at developments and community planning. From that gathered information, real-estate developers can learn what kinds of spaces work best in terms of tenant health, energy efficiency and other points. 3. Institutions like banks are also able to plug into big data resources. 4. As an expert real estate advisor knows recent sales, incentives, and inside secrets to getting the best deal, buyers should have to be careful and should start property searching with the help of big data sites. 5. Finally, Big data let the professionals know what visitors are doing when looking for real estate online and they adjust their paid and organic efforts based on this data daily. Read more at:http://analytics.theiegroup.com/article/53be79af3723a84f1000003f/5-Ways-Big-Data-Is-Changing-Real-Estate