Companies that own—and often also operate—income-generating real estate are known as Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). REITs can own and operate numerous types of real estate such as office buildings, apartment buildings, hospitals, hotels, shopping...
You would think that if you hire a brokerage firm or broker-dealer to advise you on investments and investment strategies, they would always act in your best interest as the Investor hiring them. However, that is not always the case. Sometimes, brokerage firms and...