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3 guides in Finabase Learn
- Asset classes explained: stocks, bonds, cash, real assets and more What an asset class is, how stocks, bonds, cash, real estate, commodities, currencies, crypto and derivatives differ, and what 19 years of ETF prices show.
- Real estate investment trust (REIT) A company that owns or finances income-producing real estate and must pay out at least 90% of its taxable income as dividends.
- REITs explained: how real estate investment trusts work What a REIT is, the IRS tests and 90% payout rule behind it, equity vs mortgage REITs, FFO, why REITs react to interest rates, and how VNQ compared with the S&P 500.
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