Posts Tagged ‘reit’
Stocks: Oversold Rally Will Soon be Tested
Thursday, March 12, 2009 16:06 2 CommentsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost 240 points (3.5%) today. As mentioned in a previous post, large daily percentage gains are more consistent with bear markets than bulls. Todays rally was led by banks and REIT’s, two of the most beaten up and oversold sectors – also consistent with a bear market correction.
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Beware of the REIT Dividend
Sunday, February 8, 2009 16:29 No CommentsA recent IRS ruling will cause the dividend on REIT’s to disappear this year while costing the investor in taxes.
The December ruling allows REIT’s to skip on the longstanding requirement to pay 90% of pretax income to shareholders in cash. The companies will be allowed to keep the money instead of paying investors.
REIT’s can now [...]





















