EXR - If I Had To Retire With 5 REITs It Would Be These

2024-06-06 07:30:00 ET

Summary

• REITs are ideal retirement investments.
• They provide high yields, inflation protection, and are historically cheap.
• Here are 5 of my favorite REITs for retirement.

If I was going to retire today, I would seek to achieve the optimal mix of:

• yield,
• growth,
• And safety.

Many investors think that retirees should just seek to maximize safe income and do not need to worry about growth, but the reality is that most new retirees still have a very long investment horizon of ~20 years.

If you only invest in bonds and treasuries, you will earn a decent yield, but your principal will likely lose substantial value due to inflation in just a decade or two....

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