Prediction: 2 Stocks That Will Be Worth More Than AGNC Investment 10 Years From Now

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) has a massive 15.5% dividend yield, which is why it pops up on the screens of dividend investors. Before jumping at what looks like a huge income opportunity, you need to examine the real estate investment trust's (REIT's) history. You'll likely be better off with lower-yielding REITs like Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT) and Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR) if generating reliable income is your goal.AGNC Investment is a mortgage REIT that lives up to its goal of providing investors with an attractive total return. If total return is your goal, you might want to consider it. But most dividend investors aren't looking for total return, which requires dividends to be reinvested. Dividend investors are usually looking to use their dividends to pay for living expenses. It takes one single graph to highlight the problem.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool