Comparing REITs and Real Estate Mutual Funds by: Robert Shumake

As you are considering what stocks, bonds, mutual funds, REITs and other commodities from the stock market to put into your investment portfolio, you may well be wondering how you can narrow down which will be the best investments for your future. Finding the answer to this question is as easy as any of the sporting playoffs that you see on TV. Here's how to do it.

First, just like in sports, you need to select the investment field you are going to be playing in. This can be decided by reading around. What many people are finding these days is that one of the best places to invest is in real estate, as while the market may fluctuate, it is still based on the solid foundation of real estate, which will always have value. For this reason, many look mostly at real estate mutual funds and REITs.

Start by making a list of all the REITs, real estate mutual funds and investments you are considering purchasing.

Next you need to do a little research on each of these investments. You could spend hours online looking up the companies and details behind each and every one of these, or go to one location where you may be able to find most of that research much more easily.

REITBuyer.com is the only online brokerage firm that specializes in real estate mutual funds and REITs. In addition to being able to buy and sell the funds on their site, you will also be linked to a number of research tools and tips that can help you find out all you need to know about these investments before you buy.

Now start putting in the REITs or real estate mutual funds you are interested in purchasing. Look at the statistics related to each of them. As you sort through, you will likely start to see some that are performing better than others and are projected to continue to do so. These are the funds that you should move to the next level of competition for your investment dollars.

As the field becomes smaller and smaller, you should look at more and more of the details surrounding each of the possible REITs or real estate mutual funds. It won't take long before the statistics move a few of them to the head of the class.

From here the decision is yours. Do you want to invest in more than one fund? Or do you want to spread your money around into more than one REIT or real estate mutual fund?

Once you decide what you are going to do, you will be able to complete the transaction in the same place you have done all of your research. REITBuyer.com will allow you to make the purchase as well and then keep an eye on your portfolio in the months and years to come so you can continue to compare and contrast the performance of your funds and make sure they are working as hard for your money as you would like.

About The Author

Robert Shumake's mission is to inform the public about mortgage fraud and real estate scams and to provide tips on how to avoid being a victim. "Sometimes people will commit identity theft to obtain a housing loan, sell someone else's house or take over someone else's property," says Shumake. "It is my goal to inform the public on how to protect themselves from being victims of this crime."

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