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Rating REIT Returns

You can rate a REIT simply using metrics such as total returns or average dividends. Or you can dig deeper.

By Erika Morphy | Updated on May 23, 2016

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Semi-retired real estate economist Mark Dotzour is a retirement advisor’s worst nightmare. He invests in what he knows, thus leading him to violate a cardinal rule of portfolio management for individuals: never be too exposed to the same industry in which you make your living. Dotzour has 86% of his portfolio invested in commercial real estate. There is simply no other asset class that can deliver decent yield in the current environment, he says.

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