A real estate investment trust (REIT) can add a crucial (but often overlooked) layer of diversification to a well-balanced portfolio. REITs offer a unique risk/reward profile that doesn’t always perfectly correlate with stocks or bonds because real estate is an asset class that’s not directly tied...
Typically, when a market’s values fall by more than 20%, it’s considered a bear market, and it’s generally accompanied by an overall negative investor mood and a bleak economic outlook. Bear markets are an unfortunate but unavoidable phase of the broad financial cycle. Investors who own the finest...