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Lecture 12: REITs and Preference Shares - the "Less Obvious" Dividend Vehicles

In this lecture you will find out everything about REITs and Preference Shares as the way to earn on it.

Thandiwe Mbeki

Thandiwe Mbeki

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REITs and Preference Shares - the "Less Obvious" Dividend Vehicles

Everything so far has used ordinary shares. Two other JSE-listed vehicle types are built almost entirely around paying investors income - worth knowing properly rather than lumping into "other stocks."

REITs: Legally Required to Pay You

A Real Estate Investment Trust owns and manages income-producing property: offices, shopping centres, warehouses, hospitals and passes most of that rental income straight through to shareholders. To qualify for REIT status on the JSE, a company must, among other things:

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