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U.S. equity markets slid to their worst week since February after the Federal Reserve accelerated its "lift-off" plans in response to surging inflation, sparking a sell-off in economically sensitive assets. Snapping a three-week winning streak and retreating from record-highs set...

U.S. equity markets rallied to fresh record highs this past week as long-term interest rates retreated despite inflation data showing the highest annual rise in consumer prices in decades. A seemingly insatiable bid for Treasury Bonds - a counterintuitive trend that some analysts like...

U.S. equity markets flirted with fresh record-highs this week as concerns regarding economic "overheating" cooled after employment data showed that job growth fell short of expectations for the second straight month. Finishing on the cusp of fresh record-highs, the S&P 500 rallied...

NEWT's price is WAY above trailing book value. Hurray for the big Q2 2020 dividend, but this price isn't sustainable. NLY-G looks too expensive. Why would you buy NLY-G at $25.40 over NLY-I at $25.76? Won't pay over par? You still wouldn't want NLY-G. Stop arguing. CIM-C vs. CIM-D...

U.S. equity markets rallied this past week as long-term inflation expectations eased following a lukewarm slate of economic data and as massive new government spending programs face diminishing public support. Snapping a two-week skid, the S&P 500 rallied 1.2% on the week. Bitcoin...

ORC and ARR each have a dividend yield of 10% or higher, but that doesn’t mean prices are attractive. Investors focusing only on the dividend yield can miss the forest for the trees. The historical price-to-book ratios demonstrate that the REITs usually trade within a range...

Part 1 of this article compares NLY’s recent investment composition, leverage, hedging coverage ratio, quarterly BV, economic return, and current valuation to nineteen mREIT peers. Providing sector-wide metrics allow readers to better understand which mREIT companies will likel...

REITs recorded a sequential improvement across all critical metrics in Q1, powering a historic wave of dividend growth in early 2021. However, several harder-hit property sectors are far from fully-recovered. The Great Financial Crisis resulted in long-term, lasting pain for the real ...

Comparing future cash flows from individual preferred shares can be a useful tool for figuring out which share should be worth more. IVR-B and IVR-C are out of whack. Neither is great, but IVR-C is clearly a better deal when it costs $.50 less than IVR-B. There’s a better d...

One of our strong buy ratings from 2020 needs an update. GPMT destroyed the bears. GPMT was priced for disaster. It never happened. Unless someone was shorting GPMT. That person would have a disaster. Spreads between assets and hedges in agency and non-agency mREITs (ignores comme...