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REITs are 'boring' but a cushion for riskier investments: David Auerbach at SA Investing Summit

Seeking Alpha | By Jonathan Block

Hoya Capital Chief Investment Officer David Auerbach admits that while REITs are a "boring" investment, investors new to them would be wise to put 5%-10% of their assets in them.

"REITs are the tortoise in the tortoise-and-hare race," he said, adding that because the investments tend to be less volatile and have higher dividend yields than other equity investments, they provide less risk. He noted that they can be used as a way to hedge the risk of investing in more volatile areas, such as cannabis stocks.

REITs provide a "safety net to build that income base 15 to 20 years down the road."

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Easterly Government (DEA) - Hoya Hotseat

Hoya Capital

Easterly Government (DEA) is a small-cap office REIT ($1.1B market-cap) with a unique focus on properties leased to U.S. government agencies. DEA owns 90 properties across a national footprint, with 99% of leases backed by the U.S government. Founder and Chairman Darrell Crate joins the Hoya Hotseat to discuss the company's strategy of tailoring facilities to meet the unique needs of each US Government agency. He notes the steady growth nature of government spending, particularly for mission-critical activities and shared Easterly's journey, starting as a private equity business in 2009 and going public in 2015.

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