Zacks Spotlights 2 REITs

Zacks.com, the online unit of Zacks Investment Research Inc., Chicago, has spotlighted two real estate investment trust stocks listed on a Zacks "profit track" that has beaten the S&P 500 every year since 2001.The two REITs, which appear on the Zacks Growth and Income Profit Track, are New Century Financial Corp., Irvine, Calif., and RAIT Investment Trust, Philadelphia. New Century is yielding "an impressive 18.43%," while RAIT is yielding 9.38%, Zacks reported. The Growth and Income Profit Track's returns have beaten the S&P 500's since its inception in 2001, despite the fact that it is "oriented towards longer-term and lower-risk stocks," Zacks said. The company can be found online at http://www.zacks.com.

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