Is The Thrill Of Victory Worth The Agony Of Defeat?

January 05, 2025 01:30:18 pm

Source: SeekingAlpha

2025-01-05 13:30:18 ET

Summary

I learned the importance of risk control and diversification after losing my entire net worth due to poor investment decisions and a failed partnership.
Avoid high-risk REITs like Sachem Capital and Office Properties Income Trust, which have shown significant dividend cuts and poor performance.
Apple Hospitality REIT offers a diversified portfolio of upscale hotels with strong growth potential, trading at attractive valuations and a solid dividend yield.
Always be aware of risks, analyze them, diversify your investments, and ensure you are well compensated for the risks you take.

As many readers on Seeking Alpha know, I went through some very difficult times in the 2000’s.

Around the end of 2002 I co-owned over $100 million of commercial real estate, mostly shopping centers and net lease buildings and eight years later -by 2010 - my net worth had plummeted to zero....