ATU Images/The Image Bank via Getty Images Generally speaking, real estate investment trusts, or REITs (VNQ), are well-positioned to continue growing their dividend payments in 2024 and beyond. That's because: REIT payout ratios are historically low. REIT balance sheets are the strongest they have ever been. Rents keep growing in most property sectors. Since REITs retain lots of cash flow, they can keep buying more properties. Interest rates are expected to drop further in the near term. Data by YCharts ...

Want $1000 in Passive Income? Invest $1500 in These 5 Stocks Andrey Maximenko / iStock via Getty Images Work smarter, not harder, says the adage. Passive income is derived from ownership rather than labor or active involvement in an enterprise. One of the best ways for investors to create a stream of passive income is by owning stocks with healthy and reliable dividends or distributions.We screened our 24/7 Wall St. dividend equity research database, looking for stocks that pay massive dividends, and we f ...

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for February 2024. The dividend is payable on March 11, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of February 29, 2024. For further information or questions, please contact Investor Relations at (301) 968-9300 or [email protected]. ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.Founded in 2008, AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) is a leadin ...

Thai Noipho/iStock via Getty Images Co-authored by Treading Softly. When you hear the word catalyst, what comes to mind? For many, you may immediately think of your car and its catalytic converter. Good thinking! The catalytic converter contains a material to help finalize the conversion of emissions in your car's exhaust system to less dangerous and less smelly gases. A catalyst is something, a chemical, a material, or an energy source that helps kickstart a reaction and often remains unchanged by the ...

AGNC Investment (AGNC 2.00%) is one of the more alluring dividend stocks around. The mortgage-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) pays its investors a monthly dividend yielding an eye-popping 15%. That's 10 times higher than the S&P 500 index's 1.5% dividend yield. Given its massive size, the company routinely gets questions about the payout's long-term sustainability. That was the case on its recent fourth-quarter conference call. Here's a look at one crucial factor the mortgage REIT's CEO highligh ...

BeritK/iStock via Getty Images Like pointing gauges, AGNC's (NASDAQ:AGNC) dividend coverage continues its status as a hot topic. Opinions abound including effects from refinancing hedges, particularly the expiring short end. Other questions abound such as, is the marketplace more stable and what does that mean? Consistent with our other articles on AGNC dividends and monitoring critical parameters, we move forward. What does the gauge read, green, yellow or red? As with most gauges, an accurate look require ...

Kwanchanok Taen-on Interest rates and inflation have been the overarching themes in financial markets for the last couple of years and that situation won't change any time soon. Our clever, initial remedy was to identify fixed-to-floating rate preferreds that would soon convert from fixed to floating and insulate us from the pain of rising interest rates. The AGNC Investment Preferred Series ((NASDAQ:AGNCL), (AGNCM), (AGNCN), (AGNCO), and (AGNCP)) are each fixed-to-floating. Our objective today is to consid ...

History is a great teacher. Looking back on the stock market’s last 100 years, we find dividend investing beats all other stocks. They handily outperform the S&P 500 and have never had a losing decade.It makes sense dividend stocks would be so good. They tend to be profitable businesses that have been through numerous business and economic cycles. Coming through intact, if not better off, they share their success with shareholders.And it turns out, among dividend payers, high-yield stocks are a superior inv ...

David Gyung AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) is a well-managed mortgage real estate investment trust with a $60 billion portfolio consisting mainly of 30-year duration agency mortgage-backed securities. The trust suffered painful declines in its book value last year as the central pushed rates up and mortgage-backed security spreads widened. With that being said, with the shift in the central bank's interest rate strategy for 2024, mortgage trusts have become more compelling passive income vehicles again ...

Domepitipat From our first standalone coverage of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), we have pretty much stuck on neutral. The stock fell in the category of "why bother when returns won't be juicy". That has generally played out over this entire timeframe. Investors would have been better off sitting in cash and liquidating it versus staying in AGNC. Most investors use AGNC as an "income" source, so after taxes on those large dividends (which cannot be offset against the capital loss), you are down quite ...