Should You Invest in REITs or REIT Funds?

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Frank Vasquez: There are many different kinds of businesses operating under the REIT umbrella. He says if you do not wish to go into looking into these REITs very closely, then you are probably going to be better off with the funds. The easiest funds to invest in are Vanguard's VNQ which is Domestic REITs and IShares Fund, REIT.

In this episode, which is Part Two of Two, we conclude the analysis of REITS as an investment that we began in Episode 19, using David Stein's 10 Questions to Master Investing, which are:

1. What is it?
2. Is it an investment, a speculation, or a gamble?
3. What is the upside?
4. What is the downside?
5. Who is on the other side of the trade?
6. What is the investment vehicle?
7. What does it take to be successful?
8. Who is getting a cut?
9. How does it impact your portfolio?
10. Should you invest?

We cover the questions six through ten in this episode.

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Backtest of REITs versus the stock market comparison:
https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-asset-class-allocation?s=y&mode=1&timePeriod=4&startYear=1972&firstMonth=1&endYear=2020&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=1&absoluteDeviation=5.0&relativeDeviation=25.0&portfolioNames=false&portfolioName1=Portfolio+1&portfolioName2=Portfolio+2&portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&asset1=TotalStockMarket&allocation1_1=100&asset2=REIT&allocation2_2=100

Composition of the ETF VNQ: https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/fund/vnq/holdings?mod=mw_quote_tab

Correlation Matrix of the REITs and funds mentioned: https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/asset-correlations?s=y&symbols=VTI%2C+VNQ%2C+VNQI%2C+REET%2C+BXP%2C+PLD%2C+O%2C+SPG%2C+AVB%2C+WY%2C+VTR%2C+WELL%2C+PSA%2C+AMT%2C+CCI%2C+DLR%2C+WPC%2C+VNO%2C+LAMR%2C+GLPI%2C+LAND%2C+IRM&timePeriod=2&tradingDays=60&months=36