Could Buying Ultra-High-Yield AGNC Investment Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

Dividend investors need to think carefully before buying this mREIT.There's one very big reason some income-focused investors might want to buy mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) AGNC Investment (AGNC 0.79%). That would be its astonishingly high 14% dividend yield. But a yield that high is highly unusual, given that the S&P 500 index (^GSPC -0.10%) yields only 1.2%, and the average REIT yields only 3.8%. If you're looking for an investment that will set you up for a lifetime of reliable dividends ...