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

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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