Retail real estate faces a reckoning
Our focus is on higher-quality REITs that are evolving
Time to read: 5 min
Retail real estate is in the midst of a significant transitional phase due to the changes wrought by e-commerce. At Invesco Real Estate, we believe retail real estate investment trust (REIT) landlords should work to differentiate themselves from e-commerce by re-tenanting, undergoing redevelopment and creating mixed-use retail ecosystems. Through our team’s fundamental lens, we have observed a widening gap between higher-quality and lower-quality retail real estate. In this blog, we briefly explore one of the top retail real estate operators today, as the team believes that selectivity within the retail REIT sector is essential due to the deepening bifurcation between the haves and have-nots.
ContinueExpert outlooks reinforce the case for alternatives
With market stress and volatility in the forecast, alternatives may help provide needed diversification
Time to read: 3 min
For almost a decade, we have witnessed a historic bull market characterized by high equity returns, low volatility and low interest rates. In my opinion, it seemed like most investors believed all that was needed to be successful was to pile into equities and not worry about diversification (or anything else, for that matter). Frequent readers of my blogs know I have been cautioning investors to prepare for lower equity returns, increased volatility and rising interest rates. I’d like to share three recent news stories that share a similar view of the markets. Given the increasing prevalence of this view, investors may wish to consider alternative investments.
Continue‘Tis the season for diversification
Equity markets send a timely reminder about diversifying into alternatives
Time to read: 3 min
This fall has been a challenging season for equities. In October, the S&P 500 Index declined approximately 9%,1 while volatility, as represented by the VIX Index, more than doubled.1 And November hasn’t been much better, with some stock indexes approaching double-digit losses for the year as we enter December.2 This behavior serves as yet another reminder that equity markets are often volatile and can go down just as easily as they can go up. Given this recent and vivid demonstration, I believe investors (and their portfolios) should consider the potential benefits of allocating to alternatives.
ContinueAre you getting enough diversification from your alternatives allocation?
Our research shows that most portfolios aren’t maximizing the diversification potential of alternatives
Time to read: 4 min
Alternative investments have been used by some investors to diversify their holdings, and these may potentially help reduce overall portfolio risk when the appropriate strategies are implemented properly. Over the past year, the Invesco Global Solutions team examined hundreds of financial advisor portfolios, and we discovered that a common source of hidden risk is unintended equity exposure within alternative allocations, which can have an adverse effect on portfolio performance during equity market downturns. Fortunately, there are solutions that can potentially mitigate this risk and help investors achieve desired results.
ContinueA preferred approach to US REIT investments
Making the case for US REIT preferred stock in flexible real estate portfolios
Time to read: 5 min
When investors seek to take advantage of publicly listed real estate opportunities, they often favor traditional REIT common stock to gain exposure. This makes sense — from Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2018, US REIT common stock has provided attractive returns coupled with income generation, potential diversification benefits and a potential hedge against inflation.1 However, we believe US REIT preferred stock may offer a unique opportunity for investors to access real estate-like returns with even higher income (and lower volatility) versus traditional REIT common stock.
ContinueLosses aren’t the only risk to worry about
Our balanced-risk approach is designed to manage the three main risks that all investors face
Time to read: 2 min
October greeted investors with steep stock market losses and a sense that risk had suddenly emerged after a relatively mild summer. But risk is always present for investors — and the possibility of losing money is just one form it can take. Below, I describe three principal challenges investors face, and the Invesco Global Asset Allocation team’s approach to managing those three risks.
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