Little Known Way to Score Big Dividends In Retail
June 16, 2016 at 06:00 AM EDT
Want to be Target’s (TGT) landlord? You’ll earn more collecting rent from the retailer than you would if you bought shares in the company directly. How? By investing in the companies that lease space to big box retailers and profit as retail continues its “stealth” recovery. And contrary to what you read in the mainstream press, retail is doing well. Last quarter, the Census Bureau reported that retail sales were up 8% year-over-year in a quarter when GDP grew just 0.5%. Picking winners and losers in the retail world is challenging. How do we know if Walmart (WMT) will beat out Costco (COST)? And what about all those little retail stores that might be gaining market share at the expense of the big boys? Rather... Read more