archiveRealty Income Corp

Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate investment trusts, or REITs. REITs are public companies that own large portfolios of real estate, and many of them also pay sizable dividends. There are many different types of REITs, providing investors access to residential, commercial and specialty real estate. Here are nine of the best...

In the quest for higher income potential, the U.S. market's average dividend yield often falls short for some investors' needs.For example, the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ticker: ITOT) only offers a modest 30-day SEC yield of 1.4%. In light of this, REITs, or real estate investment trusts, are often sought after as an alternative for their higher yield potential."REITs are companies that own, operate or finance income-generating real estate properties," says Rohan Reddy, director of research at Global X ETFs, which operates the Global X SuperDividend...