Generating meaningful dividend income from modest capital requires disciplined stock selection and a clear mathematical framework. An allocation of $2,670 distributed equally across three carefully vetted ultra-high-yield securities, each offering yields exceeding 6%, can reasonably generate approximately $300 in annual dividend income.

AGNC Investment is a mortgage real estate investment trust. The company has done a commendable job of meeting its goals.

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AGNC Investment's dividend yield is 10 times higher than the S&P 500. The REIT has maintained its dividend payment since early 2020.

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs in the Christmas-shortened trading week, buoyed by surprisingly solid GDP data, positive holiday spending trends, and a pullback in global interest rates. The delayed GDP report released this week showed a modest reacceleration in U.S. economic growth in the third-quarter to the strongest pace in two years alongside a cooler-than-expected inflation reading. Precious metals stole the show. Gold, silver, and platinum extended a historic rally fueled by a combination of easing rates, central-bank buying, end-market demand, and investor appetite for hard assets.

AGNC Investment offers a substantial double-digit dividend yield with monthly distributions. The mREIT expanded its tangible book value by 47 cents sequentially during its third quarter. The current monthly dividend is $0.12 per share, or $1.44 annualized, for a 13.28% dividend yield to provide a significant spread over the U.S. 10-year Treasury. I view AGNC as a hold at current levels, allowing shareholders to lock in attractive income. The preferreds are trading close to their liquidation values and offer stability.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC - Get Free Report) and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (NYSE: AOMR - Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Insider and Institutional Ownership 38.3% of

AGNC might seem like a high-yield trap. Yet its profits can comfortably support its high dividends.

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance as surprisingly cool inflation data and soft employment data were tempered by a hawkish pushback from Fed officials and skeptics clinging to inflation fears. The critical CPI report showed inflation easing to four-year lows, a heavily criticized report that may, ironically, be the most accurate inflation reading in several years due to collection limitations. The report "zeroed out" shelter inflation due to incomplete collection, combined with an antiquated and lagged sampling methodology, effectively "correcting" its data by removing the most persistent source of distortion.