This article was coproduced with Dividend Sensei.
Real estate has been one of the best ways for income investors to exponentially grow their income and wealth. In fact, a 2017 study by Dutch researchers entitled "Historical Returns Of The Market Portfolio" found that from 1960 to 2015 REITs were the best performing asset class or stock sector, in terms of inflation-adjusted total returns.
Specifically, while stocks delivered 5.4% CAGR real returns (adjusted for inflation), REITs outperformed by 1% annually, with 6.4% CAGR returns.
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