For this final part, I wanted to give you a methodology to quickly analyse REITs. If you have missed the rest of this series, you can read more about REITs investing here: REITs Guide Part I REITs Guide Part II REITs Guide Part III I know that you don’t have all the time in the world and that one of the reasons you purchased this book was to save time. After reading the past few articles on REITs, you may be ready to drop this option and concentrate on dividend stock picking. REITs …
Be Careful, There Are No Free Lunches With REITs Either…
In the first part of this series, I’ve painted a pretty nice picture of REITs, don’t you think? But there is nothing perfect in this world and REITs are not even close to perfection. There are several things you must look out for before considering investing in any REITs: Be Careful – the Tax guy has an eye on you! As opposed to dividend stocks, distributions from REITs are mostly considered as income with a portion of return of capital (ROC). Remember that income from REITs is fully taxable …
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REITs Investing Guide
I’m receiving a lot of questions about REITs lately. On one side, interest rates are low and investors are concerned about what will happen to the loan structure once the rates go up. On the other, with such low interest rate environment, many REITs look very appealing with their high yield. I’m also a bit concerned about the future of brick & mortar stores. Many of them are closing as they can’t keep up with online stores. It’s not like a new chain will occupy those empty spaces…. Most …
On The Road #23: The U.S. or the Taste of Déjà vu
As soon as I can, I’ll update you on my one year trip. I’ve decided to leave everything behind and spend real time with the people that matter the most in my life: my wife and three children. This is my story, I hope it will inspire you to create yours. You can read my previous “On the road” articles: On the road #1 On the road #2 On the road #3 On the road #4 On the road #5 On the road #6 On the road #7 On the road #8 On the road #9 On the road #10 On the …
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Can Dividend Stocks Crash?
Are Dividend Stocks too good to be true? I’m a fierce defender of dividend growth investing. For the record, my portfolio is 100% invested in dividend paying stocks. Still, I think it’s time to wonder if a dividend bubble is about to bust… Dividend Growers to the top The popularity of dividend stocks has grown significantly over the past decade and there are several reasons for it. One of them is a magic word among investors; performance. Since the 2008 meltdown, dividend growers …
The Perfect Portfolio of Assets for Financial Independence
Since June of 2016, I’ve been on the road experiencing the most amazing feeling life can offer us: absolute freedom. For a complete year, I had the opportunity to live like a millionaire. Not in a sense that I was living a life filled by luxury (far from it, hahaha!), but in a sense that I was doing everything I wanted whenever I wanted. This gave me a taste of what Financial Independence look like. I also decided I want more of it! To be honest, I wish I would never come back to my previous …
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