Bad Investing Habits

Interest rates have to go up in... 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014,2015, 2016, 2017, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. Eventually they will, but how often have the "experts been wrong? The advice of prognosticators has often resulted in disaster.

Then, on to your questions:

How do you know the proper allocation and do REITs makes sense?

To whom should you turn for financial tax planning?

Why own a global index when so many US stocks are for global businesses?

Shouldn't all S&P 500 funds have the same return and what are other good indexes?

What's the best plan for kids who want to sell one house and buy another elsewhere?