Looking for the Largest REITs? Start With This One
Benjamin Graham, the man who helped train Warren Buffett, suggested sticking to large companies to make investing easier. Although not a perfect solution, following his advice does help you avoid many pitfalls. If you're interested in dividends in general and real estate investment trusts (REITs) in particular, one giant name you should be looking at is Realty Income (NYSE: O), which is about to get even bigger. Here's why you might want to add this net-lease leader to your portfolio today.
Realty Income is what's known as a net-lease REIT. That means it owns properties, but its tenants are responsible for most of the costs of the assets they occupy. Although this is a vast simplification, Realty Income can just sit back and collect rent checks. This approach is generally considered to be fairly low risk.
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