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Are REITS Ready For Future Interest Rate Hikes ?
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
By S.R.T.Z Investments : Are REITS Ready For Future Interest Rate Hikes ? REITs have been booming lately. Sure, this is a strong statement that may not be right for 100% of the REITs out there, but generally speaking, the recovery in the stock market since 2009 did not miss them, to say the least. ...
Although the Fed hopes more quantitative easing will raise asset values and spur the wealth effect, it runs the risk of blowing another bubble, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.
While bonds may be a little bit ahead of themselves, the magnitude of potential losses is not as large as the recent stock and real estate bubbles, says Fran Kinniry of Vanguard's Investment Strategy Group.
Bond-fund investors need to focus on duration, credit quality, and relative yields to better understand how much risk they're taking on, says Morningstar's Eric Jacobson.
Morningstar's Eric Jacobson outlines three short-term bond funds that can protect against rate sensitivity, but mind the risks as such funds aren't cash substitutes.