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  • More Health Care REIT Options

    By Reuben Brewer - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: HR, SNH, VTR

    Health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) have had an impressive run over the last decade. While the prices of these REITs may be elevated, an industry leader points to further opportunities ahead.

    A lot to like

    Despite a run that has taken Health Care REIT's dividend from over 10% to below 5%, the company's management doesn't believe that the health care opportunity is over yet. In more »

  • Investors Drive Real Estate Higher: Should You Follow Suit?

    By Jordan Wathen - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: SNH, SBY

    American real estate is the new hot asset play.

    According to CoreLogic, U.S. Home prices rose by the biggest amount in seven years in February, rising 10.2% from the year-ago period as low interest rates spur new investment and homeowner interest. American residential real estate has now increased on a year-over-year basis for 12 months in a row.

    Investment interest plays a huge factor

    One cannot discount the more »

  • Invest Like A Pro in Real Estate and Health Care

    By John Kolb - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: HCN, OHI, SNH

    There are two types of investments that can be very difficult for the average investor to take advantage of. One is health care stocks and the other is real estate. I am proposing a very simple way one can kill two birds with one stone and if history repeats itself you could see very substantial above average returns.

    One of the most popular bench marks for investors to use today more »

  • This Company Has a Four-Star Rating, But It’s Worth Five Stars

    By Jonathan Lim - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: BKD, CSU, ESC, FVE, SNH

    I tend to be skeptical about investing in stocks that have enjoyed substantial run-ups that I missed out on. Like Benjamin Graham, I like my cigarette-butt stocks and reject the idea of riding momentum to success. But the more I observe the market, the more I start to realize that value can exist in stocks that are feeling the love from Wall Street.

    Today, I'll make my first pick more »

  • Healthcare REITs: A Place To Put Grandma

    By Reuben Brewer - February 1, 2013 | Tickers: OHI, SBRA, SNH

    The current state of flux impacting healthcare in the United States isn't going to change the fact that the country is getting older. Healthcare facilities specialized in making grandma and grandpa happy are going to be in increasing demand regardless of what the U.S. government does. Real estate investment trusts that own these properties should be on every investors' wish list.

  • Do Real Estate Investment Offer Strong and Dependable Yields in the Current Low Rate Environment?

    By Joshua Bondy - August 23, 2012 | Tickers: ARR, KIM, RSO, SNH, VNQ

    There are a variety of ways to use REITs to boost the yield of your portfolio without taking on excessive risk. ETF REITs are a good way to get broad based exposure to the sector. Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEMKT: VNQ) has made steady gains since the 2008 crash. After dropping around 60 percent the dividend and stock price have continued to rise. For single REITs there are a wide variety more »

  • Housing the Aging Baby Boomer Population

    By Matthew Luke - August 23, 2012 | Tickers: HCN, SNH, SRZ.DL, VTR

    Many of the best and most profitable investments have been connected to long-term themes. Themes that can product returns for investors for many years, if not decades. One of those next great long-term themes is America’s aging baby boomer population. Generally considered to be people born between the years of 1946 and 1964, the first of the baby boomers reached full retirement age (65) just a few short months ago. The first of nearly 80 million baby boomers who will retire eventually. And one of the next great long-term sub-themes related to this s the future housing situations of these baby boomers.

  • Why Own REITs?

    By Sandeep Bajpai - August 16, 2012 | Tickers: HCP, SNH, VNQ

    If you are a landlord or have been considering becoming one, you know that there are significant risks and stress that come with it. I know as I have been a landlord for many years. You may or may not have the right temperament to deal with problem tenants, tenant complaints, emergency repair calls and calls during vacations. Sure, the rental income is great and potential of capital gains is more »

  • Kingsview Asset Management Leveraged REIT Program: Effective Leverage to Boost Returns

    By Jeff Stouffer - July 27, 2012 | Tickers: EGP, HR, HIW, LRY, NNN, SNH, UBA, WRE

    The search for investment returns from non-traditional asset classes has driven the investor appetite to include Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).  Publicly traded REITs have delivered long-term returns that have low correlation to equity markets in general. The source of such performance is associated with the long term income producing qualities and value appreciation properties of the underlying real estate.

    The benefits of acquiring REITs as the holding vehicle of more »

  • Diverse Speculative Buying Drives the Rally

    By Declan Fallon - June 21, 2012 | Tickers: APL, LTC, OMPI, PVA, SNH

    Last Friday was a busy day for stocks making volume moves higher.  But while the number of stocks making the grade rose, the quality of those stocks was more mixed, suggesting speculation - rather than shrewd value buying - was driving demand.  But it was an eclectic group of stocks covering a Medical Device Maker, Flooring Producer, Senior Housing Provider, and Natural Gas Developer amongst others.

    Obagi Medical Products (NASDAQ: OMPI) traded more »

  • Health Care REIT Running Strong

    By Christopher French - February 21, 2012 | Tickers: HCP, HCN, HR, SNH

    As the first real estate investment trust to focus exclusively on properties used in the healthcare industry, Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) was able to select the company name with covers an entire REIT sector. Throughout its long history, Health Care REIT has provided very attractive returns to investors and the company remains on a path of growth which should continue the trend.

    Health Care REIT owns 900 properties in more »

  • 9 High Yield Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week (January 9 - 15)

    By DividendYields - January 9, 2012 | Tickers: ARR, SAN, BPT, CNSL, FSC, MVO, SBR, SNH, BONT

    Dividend stocks are wonderful because they increase my cash with regular payments. One major date in relation to the payment is the ex-dividend date. If you own a stock before this date, you get the next payment. This is very interesting because in the case of a high yield stock, I can earn at least one percent in cash for a short period of investing.

    I screened stocks with ex-dividend more »