REITs

REITs, or Real Estate Investment Trusts, operate as funds of real estate. The trust is sold to investors on the open market and, using those funds, purchases real estate such as office buildings, apartments, and shopping centers. REITs are excellent additions to any portfolio as it diversifies investments and provide excellent returns. To click here.

ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
This week we look at some of the hottest picks in consumer discretionaries, industrials, conglomerates and REITs.

5 Funds to Play the Real Estate Rebound

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
These funds -- which come at the housing market from several different directions -- all stand to keep rising as homebuyers keep coming back.

Stocks Will Hit Record High Before Gold Does

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
India's tax hikes on gold imports could trim physical gold demand and, therefore, counteract Japan's latest monetary easing and raised inflation target.

How to Invest Like Yale

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Yale, the second-wealthiest school in the U.S., has non-traditional investment taste ... but you can imitate its style through exchange-traded funds.

New Single-Family REITs: Promising but Risky

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor
Two recent IPOs have the makings to be big winners -- if their earnings and dividends deliver.

One Big Reason to Own TWO

By Steve Freehill
Income-hungry investors should take notice -- this one yields north of 18% and has a fabulous portfolio to boot.

No Tumble in Sight for Timber

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
After a terrific 2012 -- in no small part thanks to the resurgent U.S. housing market -- the coming year promises more of the same.

5 ETFs to Buy for 2013

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
No portfolio should be without diversification, and that means stocking up on exchange-traded funds. Here are five recession-proof ETFs to consider for 2013.

A Rewarding Year for Savvy Yield Hunters

By Bryan Perry
2012 offered outsized returns for high-paying assets like REITs, BDCs that lend to small and midsize businesses, and nitrogen-based fertilizer MLPs.

An MLP Leap of Faith Over the Fiscal Cliff

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
A number of income-producing equities have seen a fiscal cliff selloff, but MLPs -- which won't see a tax hike on distributions -- have been unfairly hit.

3 Dividend Stocks for Those Who Like to Live Dangerously

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Here are three ways income nuts can secure eye-popping yields ... just be warned that there's very little "secure" about them.

4 Hot Ways to Play REITs Now

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
A rising commercial real estate market makes these two individual REITs and two REIT ETFs quite attractive as income investments.

Bet the Farm on This mREIT

By Bryan Perry
ARR bumped up this week on homebuilder sentiment and home sales reports. It's a strong dividend payer, but wait till the price dips to get in.

3 Ways to Turn More People Into More Money

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
One of the biggest trends you can bank on is the simple fact that Earth is getting more and more crowded.

This 7% Dividend-Paying REIT Is Perfect for Retirees

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Senior Housing Properties Trust is a solid and diversified payer focusing on a demographic trend that's sure to only keep gaining momentum.

A Profitable Lesson in Student Housing REITs

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
With enrollment soaring, students need somewhere to live, right? Absolutely. And this real estate sector is answering the call and raking it in.

A Fund That Yields 25%? Calm Down.

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Um, if that doesn’t have massive warning bells ringing in your ears, it should.

Don’t Chase the Obvious REITs

By Bryan Perry
Diversified REITs like KCAP are doing much better than big dogs NLY and AGNC, which are dependent on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages.

Net-Lease REITs: High Yielders That Are Hot

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
The best of these are rock-solid and offer yields from 5% to 8%. And right now, they're attracting money from private equity, pension funds and institutions.
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