Financial services firms have taken notice of FINRA’s action related to Apple REITs, which charged that there have been misleading and “outsized distributions of 7% to 8% by leveraging the REITs through borrowing and returning capital to investors.” According to Investment News, several firms have taken steps to eliminate riskier REIT offerings. In particular, the firms now are focusing on the REITs’ expenses and how the REITs pay for their dividend, or “distribution”.
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