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Real estate is the land along with any permanent improvements attached to the land, whether natural or man-made—including water, trees, minerals, buildings, homes, fences, and bridges.

What is an Index? An index measures the price performance of a basket of securities using a standardized metric and methodology. Indexes in financial markets are often used as benchmarks to evaluate an investment's performance against.

A mutual fund is a type of investment vehicle consisting of a portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities.

Preferred stock has characteristics of both bonds and common stock which enhances its appeal to certain investors.

A bond is referred to as a fixed-income instrument since bonds traditionally paid a fixed interest rate (coupon) to debtholders. Variable or floating interest rates are also now quite common

A stock is a form of security that indicates the holder has proportionate ownership in the issuing corporation.