Data from US farmland prices & statistics show, since 2000, U.S. farmland prices have risen by 58% after inflation, according to the FDIC. And since 2003, they’ve risen by over 10% annually.

To put it in real numbers, the average price of an acre of U.S. farmland more than doubled from $1030 in 1999 to $2350 in 2008.

Investing In farmland Via ETF

One strategy to take advantage of this boom in US farmland prices is buying a US farmland ETF ( exchange traded fund). ETFs investing in farmland are not plentiful but they are out there.

Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF

One US farmland ETF that we are aware of is the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE:MOO). This farmland ETF is listed in NYSE.

It is cheaper to buy an ETF than to go out and buy a farmland.

US Farmland ETF is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

San Antonio House Prices

According to National Association of Realtors the median price of a San Antonio home was $158,000 in 2010.

Property Investment San Antonio

There are many advantages in investing in San Antonio property. San Antonio has a warm climate. It is famous for its Paseo del Rio (River Walk) Tejano culture and as home to the SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks

Property Investment San Antonio, Texas is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

“We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”

The following quote came from Buffet in 2010 at the height of the Credit crisis explain why he was buying stocks when others were selling.

When it’s raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

This investing quotes should be a guide on when to buy or sell stocks

When To Buy or Sell Stocks By Warren Buffet is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

Goldman Sachs Facebook Investment is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

The business remains solid but the company profits seem to be dragged down by its derivative contracts that the company signed in 2007.

The contracts are tied to equity indices. When the US stock market rises Berkshire gains but when the the stock indices slide down Berkshire looses.

In the last quarter the paper losses from this derivative contract was $1.5 billion.

In 2009 second-quarter the stock market soared & Berkshire recorded a mostly unrealized $1.5 billion gain on its derivatives in last year’s second quarter.

Warren Buffet himself correctly predicted the value of those derivatives would vary widely quarter to quarter.

How big a risk are this derivative contracts? Warren Buffet himself once referred to them as weapons of mass destruction.  Only time will tell.

For a better understanding of this derivative contract read this article Berkshire misunderstood derivatives.

Berkshire Hathaway Tips : Investing Risks is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

If you are interested in investing in Vanguard fund and you may be interested to know its advantages.

The Advantage of Investing in Index fund.

Low Cost fees – Vanguard funds don’t charge commission fees to buy into the fund

Higher return to investor – Vanguard funds don’t hire expensive stock analysts, don’t rapidly move in and out of position. This saves on operational cost. The money saved is moved that is distributed to investors as gains.

Stable Return. Vanguard fund never claims to beat the index. The returns are average but stable.

Vanguard Fund Investment Tips is a post from: Daily Investment Tips

This cartoon tells it all

Investing School : Bernard Maddof Investing School is a post from: Daily Investment Tips