"In general, I recommend clients hold 20% of their assets in international investments," says Jay Zigmont, founder and CEO of Childfree Wealth in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. "While there are a variety of good reasons to diversify internationally, I usually explain it as a way to protect against...
REITs are structured like mutual funds, pooling private investor capital into one fund to be invested as a whole. REITs then buy, lease and sell real estate or property-secured debts. Income from these investments is distributed as dividends to shareholders and private investors. Dividend payments ...
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As long-time Contrarian Outlook readers know, one of the tried-and-true rules of investing is to focus on low-risk investments that offer reliable income over the long-run. And right now, you won’t find better examples of this approach than these three commercial real estate REITs. Commerc...
The ETF and index investments are really a transformative technology that gave people access to build portfolios to all the things that hadn't been there before. Stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities. You can build a portfolio that meets your needs by combining a whole different set of ETF...
(REITs):These are investments in companies that purchase and manage real estate — from skyscrapers to farmland. Companies organized as REITs must pay out at least 90 percent of their net earnings as dividends to shareholders. Therefore, REITs tend to have higher dividend yields. Still, REITs ...
good investment vehicle for above-average and high-income earners who can reap the benefit of tax relief on SRS account interest. For eligible customers, many banks also offer SRS account promotions from time to time. You can also invest SRS funds for otherapproved investmentsincludingstocks,REITs...
Where real estate investment trusts (REITs) typically had loan-to-value ratios of 60-70% before the GFC, they are now generally between 20-30%. Furthermore, fixed rate loans have become the norm over the last five years, so most REITs should initially be insulated from...