Replies to post #3 on W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (WPC)

[OldAIMGuy]

Hi Mike, Re: Ownership of WPC shares..............

I've owned WPC off and on for a couple of decades. Great yield, helps with inflation protection and seems to be a very well managed company.



I own REITs as part of an income portfolio. WPC fits well.

[OldAIMGuy]

I was able to add 12% to my position in WPC at $59.46 the other day. Yield at that price was around 6.5%.

Another REIT I own is NRO. On Monday I was able to add 12% to that position, too. Even my REIT ETF, VNQ, has been signaling for a buy. I guess this suggests REITs are out of favor for now.

Value Line shows their 1700 stock universe to have a yield of around 1.9% right now (of all stocks paying a dividend). S&P500 yield isn't much better. I don't care if income providers are over-sold and growth stocks are over-bought. I'll put my $$$ where the income is appropriately distributed because I need income. My motto is "Buy from the Scared, Sell to the Greedy."

Something that isn't discussed much about REITs is that there is a secondary benefit of ownership as an inflation hedge. Yes, interest rates are rising, but with the 20 Year Treasury paying 2.88% currently, it doesn't compete with WPC. Plus, those treasuries don't respond to inflation. So, I'm content to add to my position at times like this.