But be aware: REM holds non-Agency MREITs which are credit-sensitive and exposed to a weakening economy.
The acceleration of retail sales, especially in credit-sensitive sectors, runs counter to what monetary policy makers said in their decision to cut rates last month.
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Against a backdrop of low interest rates that are likely to stay that way for several years, I continue to recommend exposure to more credit-sensitive areas of the fixed income market.
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As a net borrower, the business sector will bear the biggest impact if the Fed gets tight, yet profits are still hitting new records, especially for the smaller, more credit-hungry businesses most sensitive to rates.
Passwords designed to hide sensitive information such as credit-card numbers were only slightly more secure than those protecting less important things, like access to games.
Like any industry sensitive to macroeconomic shifts, credit-market turmoil and volatile equity values, global private equity (PE) has had to navigate through booms and busts over the decades (see figure).
The Wii's motion-sensitive controller has gotten a lot of credit for being technologically innovative, but its real genius is that it opens up gaming for people who wouldn't normally play videogames.
Providing greater security than available on other devices, it includes best-in-class, end-to-end encryption that protects a customer's sensitive credit card data from the moment a card is swiped.
In recent years, passing on sensitive data points like e-mail addresses and credit card codes to marketing partners has also been a frequent source of corporate data breaches--about 40% of all breach incidents were a result of a third party's handling of data, according to another Ponemon study, released in November 2007.
And they should avoid transmitting sensitive information, such as work documents or credit card details, over public Wi-Fi spots.
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