You do not talk much about REITs, don’t you like them?
You do not talk much about REITs, don’t you like them?
In principle the answer is that REITs go up when interest rates go down and fall when interest rates go up. The biggest benefit is that this is a security; trading in a stock market, so getting in and out is easy. REITs have had great performance when rates went down but you must examine and study the great variety of REITs available (residential, office, retail, apartments, mini-storage, hotels, etc.) In a REIT you will always buy the management, performance and the asset class base. And yes, sit down with your broker and study their research.
Major Point: Please note that REITs go down in the beginning of a recession (like an early warning system).