Author: Batia

Mutual Funds – the oldest investment vehicle beyond stocks

INTRODUCTION A mutual fund is an investment company that absorbs investors’ money to invest in securities. An open-end mutual fund continuously issues new shares when investors want to invest in the fund by sending money directly to the fund, and it redeems shares when investors want to sell. A mutual fund trades directly with its shareholders, and the share […]

Investor Education: MORTGAGE REITs

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT mREITs Now, let’s talk about mREITs. The “m” stands for “mortgage,” as mREITs are a special group of REITs that base their real estate investments in the mortgage market. In most cases, this means that mREITs buy mortgages on the secondary mortgage market – they purchase mortgage debts while REITs purchase physical […]

Investor Educations: REITs

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs) Real estate is great. And it’s definitely a great way to make your money work for you. Read my posts about real estate here: https://askroman.com/how-i-became-a-real-estate-investor/ https://askroman.com/real-estate-investing-how-to-buy-and-rent-landlord-101/ https://askroman.com/mortgage-pay-off-debate/ But the deals can get complicated… There, the banks are involved… financing… You have to go look at the property… deal with tenants […]

PREFERRED STOCKS AND SENIOR SECURITIES. PART I.

First publication date: September 2019. Updated in 2025. We have reviewed the definitions of common stock in the previous article. Let’s see what the difference is between the common and preferred stocks. I recommend taking your time to study this guide.  I have found that sometimes even experienced investors fail to understand the details of preferred shares.  By […]

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