What do you have against REITs? I think few newbies understand them, especially the key fact that they're "RIC"s, Regulated Investment Companies required to pay out 90% of Taxable Income. That considerably juices their yields, but leaves them with little retained earnings.
Their flashy yields are great for marketing; not so good for long-term retirement savings.
If you follow most types of RICs for long periods, they eventually hugely underperform. See mREITs especially.
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