LAMR - REIT Investors: The 5 Investment Rules You Should Know

REITs have a long history of producing market-beating returns along with high dividend payments and only moderate risk. Therefore, most investors understand that they should invest in REITs whether it's for:

• High current income.
• Long-term appreciation.
• Inflation protection.
• Or diversification.

In fact, in the past 20 years, REITs had the very best performance among 10 major asset classes including large-cap stocks (SPY), value stocks (IWM), growth stocks (IWF), utilities (XLU), and high-yield bonds (HYG), etc.

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