Category Archives: Asset classes

Corporate bonds

Learn how corporate bonds work, why companies issue them, how credit quality affects yields, and [...]

Government bonds

Learn how government bonds work, why governments issue debt, how U.S. Treasuries differ by maturity, [...]

What are bonds?

Learn what bonds are, how coupon payments and maturity work, why bond prices change, and [...]

Bonds

Learn how bonds work, why investors use them, and how government bonds, corporate bonds, yields, [...]

How REITs make money

Learn how equity and mortgage REITs make money through rent, property operations, interest income, acquisitions, [...]

REIT taxation

Learn how REIT dividends are taxed in the U.S., including ordinary dividends, capital gains, return [...]

REIT risks

Learn the major risks of investing in REITs, including interest rates, debt, tenants, property sectors, [...]

Mortgage REITs

Learn how mortgage REITs invest in real estate debt, why they use leverage, how interest [...]

Equity REITs

Learn how equity REITs own and operate income-producing real estate, the major property sectors, key [...]

What is a REIT?

Learn what a REIT is, how real estate investment trusts work, their qualification rules, major [...]