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Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are entities that invest in different kinds of real estate or real estate related assets — e.g., shopping centers, office buildings, hotels, and mortgages secured by real estate. There are basically three categories of REITS:

Equity REITs – This is the most common type of REITs. These REITs invest in [...]

The actual return earned on an investment after factoring in the rate of inflation. It is the real return which generates the increase in wealth of an investor over the long term.

Reinvestment is the process of using dividends, interest, or distribution earned in an investment (e.g., stock, mutual fund, ETF, etc.) to purchase additional shares, instead of receiving payments in cash.
This is a great way to increase your position in an investment without adding new money, or incurring trading expenses (since most financial institutions offer free [...]

Return on investment, or ROI, is the result expressed in a percentage compared to the capital invested. For example, if $1,000 invested in a marketing campaign resulted in $10,000 of sales, then the return on investment, or ROI, is 900% (i.e., ($10,000-$1,000) / $1,000).
In term of equity investment, if you invested $1,000 in a [...]