Co-produced with The Belgian Dentist for The Income Strategist
Stock prices are driven by fundamentals over long periods of time. In the short term, investor sentiment plays a big role. Fundamentals are strong for REITs, and this bodes well for the longer term picture. Investor sentiment for REITs is quite bullish, and this could be a contrarian indicator in the near future. If this price weakness would materialize, it will be a nice buying opportunity offered to you by Mr. Market.
Investor sentiment can be a powerful determinant of security prices, especially in the short