The Beginner's Guide to REITs in Malaysia

REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) is a type of investment vehicle that invests in real estate. REIT's portfolio would consist of one of several of the following:

• Office
• Retail / Commercial
• Healthcare
• Hotels
• Industrial
• Warehouse

It is often listed on stock exchanges. REITs usually receive special tax considerations and usually offer higher dividend yields compared to other companies.

Active Income vs Passive Income

Income is defined as how someone manages to earn or make money. But there are two ways of making money. Below are two the two different type of income:

Active income - Money that you must physically work for it, such as your day job.

Passive income - Money that you will earn without you working for it. such as interest in your saving accounts or dividend from an investment.

The Simple Path to Wealth - JL Collins - A Review

The author of the book advocates a self-directed approach to investing and money management. In short, it tells you to avoid debts, save half of your income, invest your savings in low-cost index funds and ignore the news about the up and down of the stock market.

In the book, you will learn that the investment industry is interested in making you feel that the whole investment process is complex. For this reason, you would need help to be successful in the stock market and your only solution is to go for those advisers that, without you knowing, will earn money for themselves at your expenses.