Aside from rising interest rates, REIT investors are concerned about the long term viability of offices. But as the title says, offices are far from becoming extinct. They are, however, evolving. Check out this video from MREIT’s CEO, Kevin Tan, touring the offices of IBM in Eastwood. It shows us how the modern office is changing.
The latest 5-year retail treasury bonds (RTBs) from the Philippine Bureau of Treasury have a coupon rate of 5.5%. The Pag-IBIG MP2 Savings program has a yield of around 5-6% as well. Should I dump REITs and just invest in these safe government bonds instead?
With the challenges of keeping up with the rising cost of living, it’s no surprise that we do not spend a lot of time and effort on retirement planning. We hear of harworking people, particularly OFWs, who spend decades working but still end up poor in when they retire. We all get old at some point so it is better to be prepared than not.
Here’s a snapshot of their revenue and net income for the first 9 months of the year, ranked by size. I did not track their dividend per share in this post since my preference is to do it annually, which is in the menu bar.
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