There are very potent differences between real estate and stock market and unlike what most people think these two sectors also employ different strategies. There are people who initially are attracted to real estate after becoming disoriented with ordinary performance of their stock portfolios.

As per experts, investing in real estate property in hopes of making a quick buck has always been risky since the market is always fluctuating and there is no stability at most of the times. In case the entire real estate Markey starts to show huge signs of downfall then you are done for. It is advised that if you can actually afford to buy real estate then you need to hold on to it for five to fifteen years in order to make a proper profit.

Buying a particular investment property at its fair market rate that provides you with break-even cash can be pretty disastrous. Thus before investing you should get some tips or some ‘lessons’ so that you always see the smiling face of success.

Wall Street fraudster and master planner Bernard Madoff was sentenced to a 150 year jail term by a US court judge who said that the sentence was justified as an individual has to serve a minimum of about 80% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. For the 71 year old Madoff it means that he needs to live till the age of 191 before he is eligible for parole.

The Wall Street stockbroker was formerly a plumber before he started out as a successful businessman. His wife and he had amassed wealth amounting to about $126 million and another $700 million of his business assets. All the amassed wealth was a result of a cleverly designed ponzi scheme designed by him that paid back the investors with their own money without the margin of profit.

According to reports Madoff has been directed by the court to relinquish about $170 billion of his assets while his wife will relinquish all but $2.5 million of her assets.