The 2022 Real Estate Roundtable: Real Estate Roundtable

December 2022

Originally published by Benefits and Pensions Monitor in December 2022 in 'The 2022 Real Estate Roundtable'.

Real estate investments offer strong diversification benefits versus other asset classes, particularly in periods of heightened economic risk.

Highlights

Institutional investors in any economic circumstance should consider real estate, particularly when concerned around economic growth, market volatility, and inflation pressures
Occupiers of buildings add extra diversification
Within commercial real estate, there are also stable cash flows with the opportunity for capital appreciation

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Kim Politzer

Director of Research, European Real Estate

Kim Politzer is Director of Research for European real estate at Fidelity International. In this role, she is responsible for establishing the research, strategy and risk management processes for the Fidelity International European real estate funds.

Ms. Politzer joined Fidelity International in 2018 and has over 28 years of experience in European real estate markets. She has carried out extensive research supporting a wide range of investment styles and strategies in both commercial and alternative real estate sectors, having worked previously at Invesco and Atis Real.

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