Prominent billionaire investors shockingly sent two premier income stocks to the chopping block in the March-ended quarter, while piling into a monthly dividend payer with a nearly 15% yield.One of the greatest things about putting your money to work on Wall Street is that there are countless strategies that can make you richer. Regardless of your risk tolerance or area(s) of focus, there are almost certainly individual stocks or exchange-traded funds that can help you grow your wealth.But among these many ...

Sky-high dividend yields suggest these stocks are too hot to handle, but billionaires bought millions of shares in the first quarter.At any given time, you can find at least a handful of dividend-paying stocks that offer ultra-high yields. Unfortunately, the stock market rarely allows dividend yields to rise so high unless there are reasons to expect trouble ahead for the underlying businesses.Since 1928, the S&P 500 index has delivered a total return that works out to 9.7% annually, on average. Thousands o ...

imagedepotpro/E+ via Getty ImagesIn my recent and most popular article to date on Seeking Alpha, I reviewed the top 10 holdings in my Fidelity IRA Income Compounder portfolio that delivers income on a mostly monthly basis that amounts to an average annual yield of about 15% at today’s prices. That piece generated a lot of comments, many that were positive and appreciative and some that were challenging my recommendations. It occurred to me that I probably should have prefaced my article with a bit of ex ...

BETHESDA, Md., May 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 May 2024. The dividend is payable on June 11, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of May 31, 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 leading investor i ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q 7373 Wisconsin Avenue, 22nd Floor Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (Address of principal executive offices) (301) 968-9315 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) _________________________________________________________ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 OR ☐ TRA ...

Justin Paget Co-authored by Treading Softly. It seems to me that there is never a lack of new homes being built in my area. I recognize that not every community or city is the same, but in most cities, the communities that I visited or traveled through recently, there continues to be an abundance of homes being built, and those homes are effectively being sold. While it might not be at the same speed it was previously, it does seem to be continuing. Plenty of new homeowners are recognizing that rates wo ...

Justin Paget After a very difficult period for mortgage assets since 2022, asset prices have stabilized and even started to recover. In this article, we take a look at one of the bellwethers of the Agency market - AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) from a preferreds perspective. The company recently reported good quarterly results. Book value rose for the second quarter in a row due to the moderation of Agency spreads. ICE Total equity rose a little more due to continued share issuance - 25.1m of new ...

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Shares of this real estate investment trust have returned -5.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.1% change. The Zacks REIT and Equity Trust industry, to which AGNC Investment belongs, has lost 8.4% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be hea ...

iridi/iStock via Getty Images Foreword All but two equities and all the funds listed in this March monthly pay batch live up to the ideal of paying annual dividends from a $1K investment, exceeding their single share price. Here, in the MoPay collection, lie affordable (yet volatile and risky) bargains. The dogcatcher rule of thumb is: one metric ($1k invested dividend income>1 share price) fits all! Now, over four years past the 2020 Ides of March market dip, and before other pullbacks yet to come, the tim ...

Nuthawut Somsuk AGNC Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:AGNC) is a large mortgage REIT whose profit prospects are set to improve moving forward, ever after the latest inflation numbers were revealed. With consumer prices going up 3.5% in March, following a 3.2% increase in February, the resurgence of inflation is a short-term headwind for mortgage trusts. However, AGNC Investment’s stock price has recently bounced off of the 200-day moving average line, which makes the chart picture a lot more bullish in th ...