Is rental real estate a safer type of “yield shield”?
#70: Last time, we talked about the pros and cons of the “yield shield” and the impassioned views on both sides of that debate. But what if you sidestep that entirely and generate your dividend yield through rental real estate instead? Unlike stock dividends, which can be cut by company management, rents are arguably way more stable. Plus, real estate can be leveraged with a mortgage to juice a higher capital return. Separately, regardless of which strategy you use, how should retirees think ...
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