Then again, some folks turning to REI had their jobs taken away through lay-off, company folding, forced retirement, etc.Yes, an income is always helpful, but when you no longer have one, ya gotta play the hand you're dealt.

Cheyenne might be ok as it has very little dependence on oil prices, but there may be some government layoffs. 

If Target decides to lay off 10% of its workforce, that doesn't remove a substantial portion of customers from its stores and is a pretty direct boon to its bottom line.

You're not going to see an immediate change in housing prices because the economy is still strong, but if there are continued layoffs it's going to slow.

After the addition of a child to our family during an almost year layoff I realized I needed to kick start my investing. 

In 2008, the layoffs and closures began, and I lost two of my best people.  

If they let you go (layoff or fired) you can collect unemployment.

This means that the business  I am in is slowly dwindling and we have gone through a couple of layoffs.

But, the layoffs are larger and not all eggs are on the same basket.

Has anyone used the Robinhood app to buy into REITs?