Should You Buy W.P. Carey While It's Below $60?

Investors looking at W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) will probably be enticed by its lofty 6.3% dividend yield. That's well above the S&P 500 index's 1.2% and the 3.8% yield of the average real estate investment trust (REIT). Is this an income opportunity, or is there more risk here than meets the eye?Shares of net lease REIT W.P. Carey have traded below $60 a share a few times and also above $80 a few times over the past decade. Right now the stock is in the below $60 camp. The relatively low price is why the yield is so high, but there's more to the story here.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool