RFI News and Press, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Inc. From 07/28/22

Healthcare REITs - the weakest-performing property sector last year - have been among the top-performing REIT sectors in 2022, benefiting from their status as relatively defensive and recession-resistant REITs. The ebbing of the COVID pandemic has sparked a much-needed recovery in Sen...

The 'Return to the Office' is here - but it's underwhelming. Despite 80% of employees currently in post-pandemic work arrangements, office utilization rates have remained 40-60% below pre-pandemic levels. Office leasing activity has remained surprisingly resilient at just 10% below pr...

"Bad news was good news" this past week as U.S. equity markets were broadly higher after weakening economic data in the U.S. and Eurozone pulled benchmark interest rates to two-month-lows. Delivering just its fourth up-week in the past sixteen weeks, the S&P 500 advanced 2.6% whil...

ETFs have many advantages but also some important drawbacks. I use ETFs for some sectors of the market, but not for REITs. I explain why and present a few individual REITs that I am buying. Over the long run, REITs have been some of the most rewarding investments, beatin...

The US Dollar has recently shown strength. Inflation is rather high. The geopolitical situation is unstable. This article examines the present state of the American currency and possible effects on it caused by the geopolitical situation. The Dollar is still strong despite h...

U.S. equity markets finished lower on another choppy week as troubling data showing that inflationary pressures accelerated into June clashed with the expected deflationary forces of stalling global economic growth. Despite a significant late-week rally that erased most of the benchma...

Self-Storage REITs - usually known for their recession-resistant characteristics - have sold off in recent months despite a stellar slate of earnings results and upbeat interim updates. Storage REITs appear to be caught up in the bearish sentiment surrounding industrial REITs - a rath...

U.S. equity markets posted solid gains this past week as decent employment data eased concerns over a "hard landing"- for the U.S. economy at least- sparking a bid for risk assets. Recording just its third weekly gain in the past fourteen weeks, the S&P 500 advanced 1.9% on the we...

The revised long-term outlook projects an annualized return of 4.9%. The current risk premium forecast for GMI suggests that multi-asset-class strategies overall will generate lower returns relative to results posted in recent years. Combining forecasts via several models may prov...

Following their best week of the year, U.S. equity markets were again under pressure this week while global benchmark interest rates retreated sharply as recession concerns sparked a bid for bonds. Capping off its worst first-half performance since 1970, the S&P 500 retreated 2.3%...