Will Lower Rates Turn AGNC Investment Into a Great Income Stock?

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) looks like an income stock, but it doesn't actually behave like one. Or at least not one that most dividend-focused investors will want to own.And while falling interest rates will likely be a net benefit to the business, the improving environment won't be enough to turn this roughly 14% ultra-high-yield stock into one that a dividend investor will want to buy. Here's what you need to know before you let a big yield suck you into an investment mistake.AGNC Investment is a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT). Its structure was designed to give small investors access to institutional-level real estate investments, with the idea that they would be able to benefit from the cash flows such assets can produce.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool