Robert Ross is peddling his Yield Shark newsletter from Mauldin Economics, and he’s doing it with an all-too-familiar “enroll in this income stream” kind of idea… in his case, he calls it the “Social Security Catastrophe Plan” and implies that it can “Boost Your Retirement by $185,040 Today.” Like most such offerings, there’s an undercurrent […]
Everyone was watching this week to see if Warren Buffett did anything big with Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-B) portfolio in the fourth quarter of last year, news that comes once each quarter (large investors have to file their end-of-quarter holdings in US stocks 45 days after the quarter ends), and… he didn’t. Berkshire did add to […]
I don’t have any big updates on the Real Money Portfolio this week, or on my big-picture thinking (still holding a lot more cash than usual, still being mindful of stop loss triggers for momentum/growth stocks, still hoping some of my favorites will reach prices that inspire a buy soon, since we’re right in the […]
Annual predictions time! People are feeling a bit wealthier after this long stretch of bull market, I imagine, though the Fear and Greed Index is highly volatile and and has swung back and forth between extremes at least a couple times a year over the past few years, with 2017 being no exception, and that […]
Yesterday I dug into an ad for the new Dividend Investor Canada newsletter from the Motley Fool, and today comes part two — in which I toss the clues for their second hinted-at pick into the Thinkolator and see what comes out. If you want to start at the beginning, yesterday’s article is here — […]
The latest ad from Dr. David Eifrig for his Income Intelligence service (published by Stansberry) makes it seem like there’s something secretive and amazing happening that will boost your portfolio… and it’s happening immediately and on a specific date (September 16). So what is it? Here’s the intro to the ad: “Last year, two of […]
This week I’ve got a little teaser decipherization for you to get us started, and we’ve also got a new piece from Dr. KSS… and I’ve got some updated thoughts on a few other stocks at the end of today’s piece. The teaser? Well, it’s been circulating for a few weeks now, and it caught […]
Today I’m breaking up our Friday File into two segments, which many of you have noted that you prefer — one part is a teaser pitch solution, the other is an update on a few stocks that I own and/or have suggested to the Irregulars. The teaser pitch is a look into Cabot’s “Stock of […]
As we enter mid-February and a slow week in Gumshoeland next week, I’ve got a few personal buys of stocks that we’ve mentioned before, and a new “Idea of the Month” candidate that’s maybe not quite ready to buy just yet (we’ll be closed on Monday, and will probably publish less than usual during the […]
We have had a long line of questions about the misleading “Internet Royalties” teaser from The Wealth Advisory, so I’m going to re-share that one. My initial solution for this teaser pitch appeared at the tail end of a Friday File for the Irregulars (our paid members) on September 12, 2014, so many of you […]
I don’t have a compelling story to dig into today, so I’ll just share a couple updates and some of my thinking. Everything still seems to revolve around the Fed — will they raise rates? Will long-term rates get ahead of the Fed if they don’t? Will they have to try to find some new […]
I haven’t looked at the Capital Wave Forecast stuff from Shah Gilani in quite a while, so the latest teaser pitch from him and the Money Map folks caught my eye — particularly because he’s touting big moves in specific large-cap “blue chip” type stocks, which is pretty rare in newsletterdom (it’s a lot easier […]
Opinions about REITs
I appreciate your work and I am glad to tell you that I was able to find out all the ticker symbols in the teasers but always thinking that there’s something fishy going on in the teaser emails. I am impressed by your analysis as well. I have a question, what do you think about […]
The “Wal*Lord” teaser from Brian Hicks is not a new one, but I’ve had readers asking about it over and over during the last week or so — which must mean that it’s being re-run by Angel Publishing in an attempt to hoover up some more subscribers to The Wealth Advisory. So I took a […]
Sometimes when the economy is worrisome, the markets tumultuous, and no “story” stocks get you particularly excited about near-term catalysts, it’s time to focus on beaten down asset classes that you can buy for cheaper prices — it may not be the low for these assets, of course (and it probably ain’t, I’m not that […]
Bryan Perry is fairly active in teasing ideas to garner new subscribers for his Cash Machine newsletter (formerly called 25% Cash Machine before, one assumes, that promise got to be too much to bear), and some of them have been pretty nice high yielders over the years, so when the questions about his latest tease […]
Steve McDonald is trying to get us to subscribe to his Sound Profits newsletter by telling us that he’ll share the “Rabbi’s Secret” for making money in the markets. Now, in my experience McDonalds rarely have Rabbis — but it sounds like this is all based on a cute nickname for a broker that worked […]
The latest from Andrew Gordon: “GOVERNMENT BACKED… HIGHLY LIQUID… and 8 Times the Interest of a Typical Savings Account. It’s not only billionaires who are using the financial crisis to get ‘insider deals’…. Thousands of regular Americans are cashing in on a loophole for collecting up to $8,881 a month, backed by an ‘explicit’ U.S. Treasury guarantee…”
Last week we looked at Porter Stansberry’s Put Strategy and his assertion that General Growth Properties would go belly-up last Friday. Well, that mortgage debt of $900 million that came due on Friday for a couple of their Las Vegas malls still hasn’t been extended, renegotiated, or repaid, but the company hasn’t gone bankrupt yet. […]
This one just came in from Tobin Smith’s ChangeWave, on behalf of Bryan Perry’s 25% Cash Machine subscription service, and — as all of them do — it sounds too good to be true. Let’s see. Perry “promises” that you can earn a 10% dividend yield without taking any wild risks, “AND you can even […]
For those of you who haven’t been checking things out over at the Gumshoe Forum, I thought I’d call your attention to a little discussion of the latest teaser ad — from Stansberry, if memeory serves — for what is purported to be an “F-series” Government Bond that might yield 180%. I’ve participated in the […]
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I purchased D. R. Barton’s information only to discover it is nothing more than a 14-page typed version of his video. ...
Unless in a ROTH account the REITS are a nightmare at tax time!...
I have held Killiam Apartment and Canadian Apartment properties for years. Both REITS. They have done well but I'd like ...
For REITs, does anyone subscribe to High Yield Landlord by Jussi Askola? I signed up a few months ago and have really a...
Yes, what a shame that Hulbert's Digest is gone! He was not only proof for the many bad newsletters but also for the few...
Haven't looked at any Canada-specific REITs in a long time, but I'll keep any eye out for anything interesting....
Thanks Travis. Would you be able to provide suggestions on, say, top 5 REITs (across the real estate spectrum) in Canada...
Washington Prime (WPG) is a very different kind of beast, a highly levered REIT that owns shopping centers. I suspect t...
Please read the article. “Collecting rent” in this case means receiving dividends from REITs, which you buy like an...
The ones I've never bought are trickier, because you have to be comfortable enough with the company to overcome the pess...
There is nothing to “sign up” for — you earn rent checks by owning property, in this case buying publicly traded R...
REITS gold Ernie Tremblay FDA options...
We do see these kinds of adds all the time -- often headlined with the word "Checks" -- ...
I was intrigued by this topic, because I personally own 5 government-occupied properties. No REITS, no stocks, no compli...
What I am not sure on is do they pay 11% per month on Rent Checks From the Government REIT's or is it accrued for the ye...
I'm going right out and sell all my cloud software stocks and REITs and semiconductor stocks and renewable energy stocks...
REITs are not scams, generally speaking, but they're not miraculous money-generators either. REITs own the buildings an...
I don’t know how their dividends are classified, if they’re earnings or return of capital. Canadian withholding sho...
Thanks for this review Travis. I'm long several of these stocks as well. The metals stocks have been a disappointment ...
As a long term member, let me add my two cents to this discussion note this is my first entry in perhaps 3 years. I am ...
That depends on what their real estate is worth, whether occupancy stays up, and whether they can access debt and equity...
I assume you're referring to CCI, yes? CCI is a REIT and is generally evaluated like REITs, which means that investors ...
Haven't looked at a teaser along those lines lately, but generally when "Mortgage Refunds" have been pitched in the past...
Now Dent research is getting into the same teaser pitch, but broadening the scope to, apparently, include REITs in other...
The government rent-check teaser is one of the most blatant misinformation circulated via email on the internet. And ye...
Depends on the stock you choose -- the average yield for REITs is 4-5%, the average for other "blue chip" type stocks is...
Unfortunately, Diane, it's not a list that you sign up for and they send you a check. These are REITs (Real Estate Inves...
I like your picks, especially TTD and SAFE. IIPR and SWCH are more on the speculative side. Cornerstone, the specialist ...
Quite a thorough article with lots of good information. But of course this brings us back to the original tease that we ...
A better way to go if you're interested in REIT's, government or otherwise, is Brett Owens "Contrarian Outlook". This gu...
Roy R Hartzler, I follow a guy on seeking alpha named Brad Thomas and he specializes in REITs and breaks them down he ha...
I suspected what you affirmed above. I will check out the symbols you mentioned, but I generally stick to common shares...
Good old Barton recommends 7 reits in his letter, GOV indeed, but also DEA, VNO etc. And his "federal rent check" consis...
Reits are a tax nightmare....
Whenever I see a video that seems to be getting a bit long, showing photos and checks of all the 'winners', I immediatel...
The Federal Rent check information has to do with investing in Real Estate Investment trusts (Reits)....
And in later-breaking news, IIPR declared their dividend for the quarter -- no increase this quarter, which should have ...
When a newsletter promises the moon, or starts off with a video presentation and nothing else visible on a page. It's a...
Haven't looked at that just yet, but he's probably touting one of the REITs that owns primarily government buildings -- ...
That's a good question, but REITs are far less established in most countries than the are in the US... and I'm not reall...
Do USA REIT's move / react to the market differently than other REIT's (ie: are USA REIT's influenced by different facto...
$GTY np ... My Oh My, 4 Spec Buys https://seekingalpha.com/article/4163356-oh-4-spec-buys? Apr. 17, 2018 7:00 AM ET|...
Haven't seen that ad, if you have a copy or link please forward it to ILoveStockSpam@gmail.com... or post a link here. ...
"IPOs rarely start out paying dividends, unless they happen to be income-focused companies (REITs, MLPs, etc.)iscussion"...
S. is ok as long as he pushes his own stuff, but he likes names. For a while he was pushing Stanley Gibbons for stamps (...
The way I do it: 1) K-1 partnerships in taxable account, to get tax break. 2) Foreign dividend payers in taxable accou...
Thanks for a beautiful post, Roger. You are a man after my own heart. I am a little bit younger, and as such a little ...
Gdogg, One nice thing about Value Line, they give FFO (cash flow) in their financials. Important for REITs & MLPs....
REITs look like a decent value here, did some shopping on Thursday. Also got CRTO at $22 last week, thoughts on that ...
They can be complicated, though for most people with relatively small holdings UBTI doesn't end up coming into play -- i...
MLPs I like are CCLP, USAC, GMLP, and even NS. Going the ETN route, it's AMZA. For Reits I just use MORL, for CEFs CEF...
$10 initial investment? Not worthwhile unless you are just monitoring. The % indicated dividends on these REITs vary, ...
With REITs, the dividend income is treated a little differently for tax purposes. Some of it may be counted as return o...
To be picky, for $100 invested you'd get a dividend check for $1.50 every 3 months. The yield on a bond is set in stone...
The last ad I saw said somebody had received a "Freedom Check" for over $26000. Now that is just stretching imagination...
For the most part I pick my own stocks. I tried a couple of newsletters to see whether it would improve my returns. Th...
Jan, it is not exactly a scam, but certainly misleading. He calls them Freedom Checks. I call them dividends, and yes,...
REITs are not restricted to just US citizens, though there may be different tax implications across the border....
Travis - have you considered that there might be a good reason for all those low interest rates at central banks throug...
If you're new to the gummie community, you may not have heard that it's preferred that you tell a little about yourself ...
Re: Digging into Personal Finance Travis...thank you for the clarification of the Government Properties REITs and ...
You could throw this in a dividend portfolio with about 49 others @ 2k a pop and creaate your own dividend etf . Reits, ...
Brett really provides background on his picks. The most recent issues have compiled and ranked the best places to put ...
Thanks for the comment -- I bet less than 1% of their sales are related to electric vehicles, even in those "hot industr...
Yes, thanks for mentioning it. I have talked to Cleveland about doing a second take on that set of issues with me, with ...
Home Schueet Home! @WSJ article very recently,,,. Home Builder Lures Millennials With Offer to Help Pay Their Student L...
Where does these appear in the investment publications. And how do i get their prices publicly. Are they all REITS....
$Holdings – Author:LongOnLife - I’ve reduced my holdings in S&P500 ETFs and increased proportionately my holding...
$Holdings - I've reduced my holdings in S&P500 ETFs and increased proportionately my holdings of international and e...
I'm not big into this but received a link to marijuanaindex.com from the folks at Casey Research. They claim some big m...
FYI, on the data center issue -- not surprisingly, all the data center REITs got questions from their big institutional ...
With the growing need for bigger and bigger Data Centres I've put a little in data centre REITs....
I own a few and write about them from time to time -- mostly medical REITs in my portfolio, along with COR and ROIC, tho...
Travis, Thank you so much for your great articles. Do you cover REITs in your paid subscription?? Regards,...
Hey Travis, Thanks for taking this one on, I always perk up when you're talking about REITs, especially those related to...
You are globally right. Actually IKEA (Canada) is even opening some of its new wide surfaces in mixed commercial-indust...
As Sears Canada's bankruptcy example actually means many more available «unexpected» retail square feet in commercial...
Travis- Thinking about the performance of REITS, do you have a concern over WPC having a 20% position in Retail?...
I thought that a foreigner can't own Can Reits because the government won't get the taxes that the Reit by-passes....
Speaking of REITs... CoreSite just announced a surprise rise in the dividend today, from 80 cents to 90 cents for the se...
Regarding REITs, I would be interested in other opinions on the three that I own. All have been very good investments t...
Data Center REITs -- he's been using this pitch for a couple years now, I last covered it here: https://www.stockgumshoe...
As Travis was hintitng, in the case of REITs earnings are impacted by financial items such as depreciation, which reduc...
"Real" is a subjective term in this case -- the Social Security Administration does really rent office space (like most ...
What REIT's are a better investment? Thanks...
Those are all mortgage REITs, which are quite different from equity REITs. Equity REITs own property and earn rent from...
Have never heard of this with REITs, but MLPs do in some circumstances generate UBTI tax obligations in IRAs. It's a bi...
My impression has been that any gains in a ROTH IRA are tax free but recently heard there may be exceptions for gains fo...
Currently have 7 biotechs, 2 medical device, and 2 healthcare REITs including $MPW a travis/gumshoe stock in the "health...
Anyone know of any data center REITs that have an exposure to Myanmar? (http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/content-trac...
Do REIT's tend to do well in times of increasing interest rates or falling rates?...
I enjoyed and learned so much from your coverage of the REITS . I may have missed what you determined about the value of...
Hi Wade. Of the three REITs, I feel DLR and COR are equally attractive, but am concerned about DFT with regard to the co...
Hi Wade. I've got to write some articles for the next issue of PF that are due tomorrow, so I'll take a look at those RE...
Travis, thanks to your articles I took a position in Coresite last month and it's up about 14%. I agree with your poi...
"DLR and EQIX also, unlike the smaller ones, have meaning global operations and probably more exposure to more rapidly g...
nice to hear you separate your FM Reits from the rest (ie.apt and office Reit), because porter has the REITs part of his...
So far it's money moving into anything related to infrastructure stocks, Pharma, and banks, and out of big tech and anyt...
Thank you, Travis. Your research & insight is always valuable and appreciated! REITS have been thumped pretty hard...