Over 80 million Americans invest in REITs whether it is for high dividends, long term appreciation, inflation protection, or diversification.
REITs have historically generated high rates of return with lesser risk than most stocks. In fact, over the past 20 years, REITs handily beat the returns of the S&P 500 (SPY) and most other market indexes:
Therefore, it's a no-brainer to invest in REITs. The more difficult question to answer is in which REIT should you invest?
After a 10-year bull run, it is getting increasingly difficult to uncover bargains in the REIT