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We've got so many exciting developments in the sector, but we'll focus in on two of them. One is a mortgage REIT with a massive dividend yield reporting a huge drop in book value per share, which makes their dividend yield look even more doubtful. Another is a mortgage REIT tradin...

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the first full week of April and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds had a bad week and remain under pressure from rising Treasury yields. Only the Energy sector is still in the green year-to-da...

There are several options here for high dividend yields and the dividends are set to increase over the coming years as short-term rates increase. We share our most recent pick as it abruptly went on another sale. There's one option we really don't like. Comparing the future cash f...

MBS values were slaughtered. Rates moved too quickly. The mREITs hedge, but hedging isn't perfect. Even with hedges in place, leveraged losses are bad. The yield curve inverted. That's not good, but the shape of the yield curve matters less than most investors think. For...

This article compares NLY’s recent dividend per share rates, yield percentages, and several dividend sustainability metrics to 19 mREIT peers. This includes an analysis of NLY’s quarterly estimated REIT taxable income, estimated core earnings, and normalized core earning...

We have allocated 5% or more of our total portfolio to each of these shares individually. Since we focus on investing in REITs and some REIT preferred shares, we have a more heavily concentrated portfolio than most investors. Each share offers a yield greater than 6%. For fu...

Our sector has been wild lately. The volatility means more developments we need to cover. I've got some catching up to do. If you like shares with high dividend yields and inefficient markets, you're going to enjoy these opportunities. These yields are pretty good today, but divid...

Preferreds Market Weekly Review: Getting A Handle On Forward Yields. Preferreds had a strong reversal this week, rallying more than 1%, wiping out month-to-date losses. We take a look at how investors can gauge and compare preferred stock yields after Fix/Float securities switch t...

Most investors fail to look beneath the surface. By failing to look closely, they are literally leaving money on the table. We're looking at a few easy opportunities for investors to swap between similar investments to collect more income and better upside. What's the easiest ...

Part 1 of this article compares NLY’s recent investment composition, leverage, hedging coverage ratio, quarterly BV, economic return (loss), and current valuation to 19 mREIT peers. My buy, sell, or hold recommendation, current BV projection (BV as of 3/18/2022), and updated pr...