There are few errors that are more expensive than chasing yield.
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/11/re ... he-yields/
Reelin in the yields
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Re: Reelin in the yields
That's a pretty loose definition of "yields." Mortality credits in immediate fixed annuities are not investment yields, for example. As to "would you believe 15% yield," no, I would not--other than in the limited sense in which a winning lottery ticket could be said to have a 1,000,000,000% yield.
There's sloppiness through and through. To describe an immediate fixed annuity as being "illiquid" is like calling Mount Everest "illiquid." Real estate is "illiquid," an immediate fixed annuity is beyond illiquid, it's irrevocable.
There's sloppiness through and through. To describe an immediate fixed annuity as being "illiquid" is like calling Mount Everest "illiquid." Real estate is "illiquid," an immediate fixed annuity is beyond illiquid, it's irrevocable.
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness; Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
Re: Reelin in the yields
The high yield percentage in REITs are for mortgage REITs (mREIT) which aren't included in most (all?) REIT indexes because mREITs aren't considered actual real estate. Think a mortgage bond fund highly leveraged up 3x or 4x or more. The very definition of extension risk on duration!
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Re: Reelin in the yields
Well its certainly a "chose your poison" chart !
Been very happy with my MLP's over the last 5 years,I will take the "change in tax status" risk and bet it won't .
Been very happy with my MLP's over the last 5 years,I will take the "change in tax status" risk and bet it won't .