Summary: Looking at total returns for 2022 compared to the -18.1% loss for the S&P 500, income-focused equity investments generally held up well, except for REITs. MLPs provided standout performance in 2022, gaining over 30% on a total-return basis. Now that bond benchmarks are yielding nearly 5%, equity income investments are facing more competition from [...] The post 2022 Performance for Income Investments: MLPs Shine, REITs Lag appeared first on ETF Trends .