The REITS symposium held on June 4^th was one to remember, with a panel of distinguished speakers. The various speakers shared many insights into the REITs industry and reinforced why they believed S-REITS to be an important asset class. Here are 10 key takeaways I got from the event as well as the invaluable advice shared by the speakers.

1. Focus on distributions per unit, not the current share price

David Kuo, CEO of Motley Fool Singapore, emphasized that oftentimes, investors who buy into REITs start to panic when the share price falls below their buy-in price. However, he emphasized that investors should focus instead on distributions per unit (DPU) because, ultimately, an investor buys a REIT for income and the most important thing is the distribution yield on cost (the price when the investor first purchased the stock). Hence, it doesn’t matter how the share price fluctuates because ......