Course 407:
Real Estate's Role in a Portfolio
In this course
1 Introduction
2 Types of Real Estate Securities
3 How Real Estate Securities Behave
4 Evaluating REITs: ROEs Out, FFOs In
5 Other Measures
6 How to Evaluate Real Estate Funds
7 How to Use Real Estate Securities in Your Portfolio

Most people associate the words "real estate" with lost weekends filled with nails, paint, drills, and perhaps a few expletives. Or, worse yet, they associate real estate with mortgages.

While real estate can be a hassle in our lives, real estate securities can be important tools in our investment portfolios.

This course will examine the different types of real estate securities, how and why they perform the way they do, and how you might use these investments in your portfolio.

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