Usually don't buy individual stocks, these wo are worth a look for Income

[rjohnla]

Usually don't buy individual stocks, these two are worth a look for Income



HI, these were recommended to me and of course when I bought them several months they immediately headed down, so I just bought more to lower average cost. One is in the black, other still minor red.

You may know: GOV - owns lots of property which it rents to only the fed government - i think dividend & yield = 10.47%. Still priced nice.

Second, WTR, does water purification for municipalities, etc., Price still well in range and dividend & yield = 2.75%

Just fyi, take a look and you decide (of course) and any comments or similar better stocks for income & safety reco's, thanks too!

Best,

RJL

 

[prudent_one]

I don't think I would buy individual stocks as a means to achieve safety. Stocks that have their price propped up by high dividends are likely to decline when interest rates go up.

 

[jimnjana]

You might want to read this article on GOV. I don't agree with everything Brad Thomas writes but he does specialize in REIT investments and educates his readers.

Investing In One Sucker Yield REIT Can Sink The Fleet - Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE:GOV) | Seeking Alpha

 

[Totoro]

Link to full article?

 

[rjohnla]

You might want to read this article on GOV. I don't agree with everything Brad Thomas writes but he does specialize in REIT investments and educates his readers.

Investing In One Sucker Yield REIT Can Sink The Fleet - Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE:GOV) | Seeking Alpha

Hi, read this article thanks. Yes, GOV did buy SIR (I knew they bought something, but not what, shame on me). So not the pure 'government landlord play; they used to be. I think it in the travel REIT in vacation travel, that makes me less than comfortable.

For what it's worth, GOV had a holding company with very similar name and that was bought out buy GOV at same time, saw that as good. Similar situation is ref. in article you posted: HPT/TA, is set-up GOV had before "(NYSE:HPT) appeared to operating a self-serving sale/leaseback platform as a means to tap into high-yielding off-balance assets owned by TravelCenters of America (NYSE:TA).

 

[jimnjana]

Link to full article?

think you have to join seeking alpha to read full article. its free, lots of wanna be stock analysts and a few very good ones.

 

[target2019]

think you have to join seeking alpha to read full article. its free, lots of wanna be stock analysts and a few very good ones.

It's a decent site.
I would read Brad Thomas for REITs, and Chuck Carnevale for dividend growth and company analysis.
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[rjohnla]

1)Thanks for reco on Seeking Alpha, signed up, looks good. And 2) will look for articles by Brad & Chuck.
Best, RJL