There’s an old saying on Wall Street to “sell in May and go away.” While that may be true for some stocks, it won’t necessarily hold true for some real estate investment trusts (REITs) that began the first full week in June on a high with analyst upgrades.
In any stock, exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund prospectus, an investor is likely to come across the phrase "past performance is no guarantee of future results.” You should never assume that an investment will continue to perform well just because it's done so in the past.
When two public companies merge with each other, the goal is to create one entity that will increase the overall value of both. Often the acquiring company’s stock will decline after the deal is announced, while the target company’s stock price rises.
When investors buy real estate investment trusts (REITs), they aren’t just buying real estate companies. They also are buying the tenants that comprise the REITs leasing portfolio.
Dividend stock investing is an important part of financial planning for people nearing or in retirement. Careful dividend planning can provide a consistent and steady income for paying bills, traveling, assisting with the education of grandchildren or just having fun. But buying solid dividend companies is not always easy.
In response to a slow pace of employees returning to offices and an increase in investors predicting further declines, share prices for many major office real estate firms have retreated close to their all-time lows.