Author Archives: Stan Choe

REIT outlook: reeling in real estate expectations

Real estate investors are getting mixed signals. Problems in the housing market persist, but real estate investment trusts have offered investors nearly 30 percent returns in each of the past two years. Could they do it for a third?

REITs offer an easy way to invest in commercial real estate, such as companies that own apartment buildings, shopping centers or office parks. REITs trade like stocks, but by law, they must pay out 90 percent of their taxable income to shareholders as dividends. Read More

Several industries post impressive revenue growth

When people ask David Bianco whether revenue growth in corporate America has been strong enough for him to stay optimistic about stocks, he nods.

“This earnings season has been a bit of a jaw-dropper,” says the head of U.S. equity strategy…read more Read More

Reining in 2011 earnings growth expectations

Profit growth is edging higher for U.S. companies, and analysts are scrambling to hike their 2010 estimates. That’s the good news . . . read more Read More