Once in a while, a reader or two would stumble upon the fact that I have a tiny portion of my portfolio allocated to Singapore REITs. I usually steer far, far away from the discussion of individual stocks, even when I’m asked about it. Instead, I would prefer to share a little reading material.
One of my favourite articles, originally published on The Business Times, that I like to share is written by Teh Hooi Ling, titled “The Pros And Cons Of Rights Issues In REITs”. However, I won’t be touching on rights issues (even though it is a really important topic for REITs) for today.
In the article, right at the end, is a mini-section named “Advice From Fund Manager” – reproduced here for your reading pleasure. Many investors are obviously swayed by the yields when deciding to invest in REITs or trusts.
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