Put REITs In Retirement: Part 1

Jun. 17, 2025 7:00 AM ET
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Brad Thomas
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Enrich Your Retirement with Safe and Reliable REIT Income

REITs offer diversified, essential real estate exposure for individual investors, with laws designed to benefit everyday Americans through accessible portfolios and steady income.EastGroup stands out for its premier industrial properties in high-growth 'smile states,' robust balance sheet, and consistent AFFO growth, supporting a 20% annualized return outlook.Realty Income, the "Monthly Dividend Company," boasts a vast, diversified portfolio, international expansion, strong financials, and a 30-year dividend growth streak, also targeting 20% annualized returns.Both REITs offer attractive, well-covered yields and are foundational picks for a "sleep well at night" retirement portfolio, with more recommendations to follow in this series.

Maki Nakamura
As I explained in REITs for Dummies, "real estate is the oldest asset class in the world" with an estimated value of $228 trillion.

This makes the asset class larger than U.S. banks ($19.6 trillion), gold ($10 trillion) and oil ($2 trillion) and what makes real estate

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Brad Thomas
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Brad Thomas has over 30 years of real estate investing experience and has acquired, developed, or brokered over $1B in commercial real estate transactions. He has been featured in Barron's, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and many other media outlets. He's the author of four books, including the latest, REITs For Dummies. 

Brad, along with HOYA Capital, lead the investing group iREIT®+HOYA Capital. The service covers REITs, BDCs, MLPs, Preferreds, and other income-oriented alternatives. The team of analysts has a combined 100+ years of experience and includes a former hedge fund manager, due diligence officer, portfolio manager, PhD, military veteran, and advisor to a former U.S. President. 

Note: Brad is also related to Nicholas Thomas who contributes to Seeking Alpha. 

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Put REITs In Retirement: Part 1

The article discusses the benefits of REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) for retirement portfolios, highlighting EastGroup and Realty Income as top picks for their strong financials, dividend history, and growth potential. It emphasizes their role in providing stable income and long-term returns for individual investors.