Remarkable growth in product offerings; 20% allocation coming, predicts research firm
In the search for income, investors are piling into dividend-paying REITs, driving up prices and poleaxing yields. How crowded is it in there? Said one Morningstar analyst: Property trust valuations are 'just nuts.'
Kiesel not calling the bottom, but sees a number of positive signs; 'ultimate inflation hedge if you buy cheap'
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Commission claims optionsXpress unit OX Trading operated as unregistered dealer; ex-CFO also named
Nontraded REIT Retail Properties went public last week. But the offering price for Retail, whose tenants include Best Buy and Wal-Mart, was below what was expected. And a reverse stock split dramatically watered down the share price. Result? Investors who bought in a decade ago at $10 now own stock worth less than three bucks.
Investment in nontraditional assets can produce solid returns and help smooth volatility, says Fortigent's Welch
Housing prices stablizing, and even rising in some areas, according to Tozer
More worries for REIT investors. Inland American, the largest nontraded property trust in the U.S., says the SEC is looking into, among other things, the trust's fees and administration.
Activist hedge funds have pulled in at least $2 billion in new assets from institutional investors over the past two years, with a marked acceleration in pace in the second half of 2011 and so far in 2012.
2.6M claim involved DBSI TICs; significant exposure remains
Investors are far more likely to be better off with publicly traded REITs, the research firm said in a report released Wednesday.
New mutual fund RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund launched March 30 and has gained 21.3% so far this year
