When building a defensive REIT portfolio, health care REITs are usually the most stable sector, and similarly, these REITs are often over-weighted in long-term portfolio management practices.
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The first is that there seems to be no reason to bother to reposition a portfolio into defensive holdings when risk rises of a market correction, or even of a bear market.
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In this type of situation, I want my portfolio to be as defensive as possible without completely sacrificing growth potential.