2024-04-26 07:00:00 ET
Summary
- Who likes Kool-Aid?
- I know I do.
- But I'm what you would call the Mr. Kool-Aid REIT Man!
I know what some people are saying about me – both to my online “face” in the comments and behind my back.
While the statements vary in vocabulary choices, length, tone, and intent… I think I can sum them up as:
- He’s been drinking the commercial real estate and/or real estate investment trust ("REIT") Kool-Aid for too long.
- He’s trying to get us to drink the commercial real estate and/or REIT Kool-Aid.
- Both at the same time.
All are wrong.
But I do understand the accusations when REITs don’t look good at first glance.
While you can select so many individual stocks to show as much, here’s the S&P 500 compared to the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares ( VNQ ), a suitable stand-in for industry norms:
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Wake Up REIT Investors, It's Time To Drink The 'Kool-Aid'