The annualized dividend yield may not reflect
the actual yield an investor would receive.
Not exact matches
Any
investor, private or institutional, should be aware of the diverse types and calculations of bond
yields before an
actual investment.
Any
investor, private or institutional, should be aware of the diverse types and calculations of bond
yields before an
actual investment.
These are approximate
yields and may not represent an
investor's
actual portfolio
yield.
Current
yield represents the return an
investor would expect if the owner purchased the bond and held it for a year, but current
yield is not the
actual return an
investor receives if he holds a bond until maturity.
However, if that same stock that increased 3 % in price also offers a 3 % dividend
yield, the investment has successfully returned a profit that outpaces inflation and represents an
actual gain in purchasing power for the
investor.
Investors and purchasers of loan instruments should always calculate
actual yield, rather than presuming on the accuracy of reported interest rates.
Eventually
investors will reach a point though where they seek out riskier investments / real assets / capital gains, because they've a) regained their confidence, b) become so desperate in response to continued
yield compression, and / or c) become sufficiently fearful of
actual / anticipated inflation.
They believe the
actual reason for
investors» increased attraction is that REITs» can offer both growth and
yield, which are both desirable benefits in the current investing environment.
Joe, I'll PM you about your previous deals... I'd love to see some numbers of what was promised to your
investors and what the
actual yield turned out to be.