The bigger question isn't whether you can earn a 5% yield, you can, but it's more of a question as to how to do so safely. This doesn't mean safe, like keeping your cash under a mattress safe, since there is no interest earned. On the other hand, you have to think about what your risk level truly is, and while you don't want to chase too much risk, you can't avoid it at all.
The Goldman Sachs Conviction List is a curated list of stocks that the firm's research team believes have a high likelihood of outperforming the market. It is a tool for investors to identify stocks with strong growth potential, and it is frequently updated to reflect changes in market conditions and company performance. The list aims to pinpoint stocks in which Goldman Sachs analysts have the "highest level of conviction" for outperformance.
A foremost concern for many retirees is for their retirement portfolios to be able to generate sufficient income to maintain their lifestyles during their golden years. Of course, risk tolerance is a major variable, and the compromise between risk tolerance and investment goals is the perpetual grey area facing most investors and portfolio managers. Portfolios that are designed for a long-term income requirement need to contain two (2) essential components:
Making it even more attractive is the recovery in commercial real estate. According to analysts at Deloitte, the CRE market is showing signs of recovery in 2025, with some predicting a generational opportunity, as noted in Deloitte's 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook. Some of the ETF's top holdings include Welltower, Prologis, American Tower Corp., Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, and Simon Property Group.
While speaking this month at a summit hosted by the "All-In" podcast, Khosrowshahi fielded a question about how Uber would handle ownership of the self-driving cars that it plans to add to its operations in the coming years. All-In posted a video of the conversation on Wednesday. "You're going to have financial owners that own big fleets of cars that are on our network," Khosrowshahi said. "All of these cars are going to be financeable," he said.
"Because of the strong dividend income REITs provide, they are an important investment both for retirement savers and for retirees who require a continuing income stream to meet their living expenses. REITs' dividends are substantial because they are required to distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to their shareholders annually. Their dividends are fueled by the stable stream of contractual rents paid by the tenants of their properties," says REIT.com.