American Capital Agency (AGNC)

[bobbyknobb]

They pay insiders tens of millions to shrink the the company and hose the div. investors for 8 years running. see chart for proof.

[bobbyknobb]

NO DIVIDEND RAISE SO SHARES ARE CRASHING HARD !! More pain to come due to fundies, and biggie dumping. see volume imbalances.

[restripe]

Wrong board

[restripe]

Looking good pre-market

[Lime Time]

AGNC looking good. Time to raise the dividend!

[inastateofshock]

Dividends continue and picked up some 14$ puts today. This thing pays well

[trades2win]

Stock looks good ready for a brake out here

[Lime Time]

Was really surprised to see this hit low as 6.25 during that selloff. Market is correcting now. We'll see this back at 18 very soon.

[restripe]

Loaded up on that big dip today

[blackcat]

Very good qtr. for them.

[noretreat]

stock is going up another buck after this report

[blackcat]

Nice post!

I have divi stocks that I buy just for that. I have a few blue chip stocks that happen to have a divi, but I bought them for long term gain. And then- I always have 2-3 "just for fun". They often turn out to be good traders.

I have a fairly high risk tolerance and I'm willing to put in the time to do the DD.

[Dallas66]

Every day is a good day to invest in the stock market. It depends on several things of course. One's risk tolerance, long/short term goals, investment philosophy, and probably the hardest...greed control/patience.

As an example, I have been investing for about 50 yrs now. Always reading and watching what others post. My personal reasoning is at some point...even the most asinine and obnoxious poster on these boards may at some time say or mention something that gives me a bit more insight to help me in my investing decisions.

I personally prefer dividend stocks with a little risk for the higher dividend. I invest in a dozen or so stocks that pay monthly and quarterly dividends. This allows me enough time to graph my stocks in excel and compare values before my next investment. I try to maintain an average dividend yield of 8% - 10% per year.

With the instant ability to find most information to use as fundamental DD for free on the net, you can make a reasonably prudent decision to invest (in a particular stock) or not. I do a lot of "paper" trading...sometimes I invest...other times I pass on a stock after tracking it and compiling DD for a few months. It's all free info on the web if you spend the time to search. Even on ihub, as Bar said...penny stocks are pretty much a lotto play. very very few are worth the time/effort. I've dabbled in a few over the years and am lucky to have actually come out with a small profit overall...but to me was not worth the time and money.

As I mentioned...patience/greed is probably the most difficult part of investing...too many people look for that multi bag bet and lose their ASSets due to undisciplined or uncontrolled greed. Pick an area (industry) you are interested in, or comfortable with...do some research...maybe do some paper trading to get comfortable...maybe you don't invest today...tomorrow...or next month...but give yourself the benefit of making an educated decision. You won't win every time...no one does...but if you do the research and understand your investments...in the long term, you will win.

[restripe]

Yes true because I have Owned penny stocks back in the day which of course did not turn out well

[blackcat]

I can be as smart as you

Oh no- I'm sure that could never happen.

[restripe]

May to. Let's be real would you tell somebody who was in in the market to get in right now for long term

[bar1080]

I give up. I tried at least.

[restripe]

Yes maybe I should read it this way one day I can be as smart as you

[bar1080]

Only a fool thinks he knows when the market is high... or low.

Have you ever read a respected book on investing? For Christmas I recommend you get yourself a copy of The Intelligent Investor by Warren Buffett's mentor, Professor Ben Graham. Every library has it

have to run...

[restripe]

I wasn't saying your stocks are not at 52 week high but as somebody entering the market I do not believe right now at all time highs is the right time I guess you see it differently

[bar1080]

"52 week high if not 5 year high." ??? Many of my stocks are at all-time highs along with the market. As in highest ever. And their dividends are the highest ever.

Can you doubt my index funds are at all-time highs? I've had some for nearly 35 years. Some of my individual blue chip stocks go back even further. I rarely sell my stocks.

Do you understand a small number of people actually know how to invest? Some (not too many on IHUB) have never bought penny junk. NEVER. I'm an investor, not a crap shooter.

[restripe]

Yes the stocks you mentioned are doing very good but are at 52 week high if not 5 year high I think it would be foolish of me to try to enter the stock market at this time with With all time highs Agnc Percent gains are smaller but swings are less so it seems

[bar1080]

ACNC opened Jan 2, 2019 trading at $17.55 and closed Friday, December 20 at $17.71. That, of course, ignores its hefty distributions including one coming up in a few days.

I don't know how much of that distribution has been merely return of capital.

"If we pay distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such distributions will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of each stockholder's tax basis in our common stock and as capital gain thereafter. Stockholders will be notified of the proper tax characterization of AGNC Investment Corp.'s dividends by way of IRS Form 1099-DIV following the close of each tax year.

"Due to the complex nature of the applicable tax rules, it is recommended that stockholders consult their tax advisors to ensure proper tax treatment of dividends received." https://ir.agnc.com/stock-information/dividend-history

[bar1080]

AGNC distributed about 11% and gained about 2% YTD in 2019, while the S&P 500 total return is about 30%.

I don't own AGNC or any mREIT. It's easy from my posting history to figure out the 18 stocks I own, blue chips including BRK, CTAS, ROK, SWKS and index funds including SPY and QQQ. I haven't done the final math but it looks like my individual holdings slightly beat the broad market's 30% gain.

So, for 2019, you have 30% (S&P 500 with divs included) versus about 13% for AGNC. I believe those numbers are reasonably correct, right?

[blackcat]

bar1080 will be delighted to. Just wait for it.

[restripe]

The stock is moving up and a dividend is great yes but can somebody post the negatives with AGNC

[bar1080]

No one can predict pullbacks. Smart experienced investors don't even try. Certainly TA/Charting is useless.

[restripe]

Staying in cash waiting for a pullback

[restripe]

Yes and I will reinvest the dividends so I will be buying shares at different prices throughout Time

[blackcat]

It's not hugely volatile. If you have a little patience and a price target, you'll do fine.

[restripe]

I decided to purchase shares will take about a week to transfer funds over Hopefully the price will come down some

[blackcat]

I posted that I own this. You could assume that I know how to find the divi history, you know? I realize you think you know more than any other investor, but some of us do just fine on our own.

[bar1080]

AGNC's Div Sliced Every Year or Two... even in a roaring bull market! Imagine what would happen to AGNC in a market collapse?
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  Date	         Dividends 
 Nov 27, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 Oct 30, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 Sep 27, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 Aug 29, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 Jul 30, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 Jun 27, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 May 30, 2019	0.16 Dividend 
 Apr 29, 2019	0.18 Dividend 
 Mar 28, 2019	0.18 Dividend 
 Feb 27, 2019	0.18 Dividend 
 Jan 30, 2019	0.18 Dividend 
 Dec 28, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Nov 29, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Oct 30, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Sep 27, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Aug 30, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Jul 30, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Jun 28, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 May 30, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Apr 27, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Mar 28, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Feb 27, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Jan 30, 2018	0.18 Dividend 
 Dec 28, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Nov 29, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Oct 30, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Sep 28, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Aug 29, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Jul 27, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Jun 28, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 May 26, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Apr 26, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Mar 29, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Feb 24, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Jan 27, 2017	0.18 Dividend 
 Dec 28, 2016	0.18 Dividend 
 Nov 28, 2016	0.18 Dividend 
 Oct 27, 2016	0.18 Dividend 
 Sep 28, 2016	0.18 Dividend 
 Aug 29, 2016	0.18 Dividend 
 Jul 27, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 Jun 28, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 May 26, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 Apr 27, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 Mar 29, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 Feb 25, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 Jan 27, 2016	0.20 Dividend 
 Dec 29, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Nov 25, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Oct 28, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Sep 28, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Aug 27, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Jul 29, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Jun 26, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 May 27, 2015	0.20 Dividend 
 Apr 28, 2015	0.22 Dividend 
 Mar 27, 2015	0.22 Dividend 
 Feb 25, 2015	0.22 Dividend 
 Jan 28, 2015	0.22 Dividend 
 Dec 29, 2014	0.22 Dividend 
 Nov 25, 2014	0.22 Dividend 
 Oct 29, 2014	0.22 Dividend 

[blackcat]

And some of them pay very good divies - mostly monthly. As long as you keep an eye on them, you can be nimble enough to get out of the way of any oncoming train.

I assume you have no AGNC and wouldn't take it if someone offered it to you on a silver platter.

I do own it so I likely have a different take. Even with the divi drop from .18 to .16 it would still pay the mortgage every month if I needed it to.

[bar1080]

Insured bank CDs are good safe investments. I picked up some 5-year CDs a year ago paying 3.50% but you can't get that now. And you may not be able to tie up funds that long.

mREITs are most certainly not substitutes for bank CDs. If you browse around IHUB you'll find many ultra high div stocks such as mREITs, REITs, BDCs, energy MLPs. They are all very gimmicky and not at all like bank CDs. Some are as risky as the junk pennies that dominate IHUB.

GL

[restripe]

OK thanks for the reply Have A CD expiring but do not want to get back into one at 2% as far as the market goes i think a pull back is coming

[bar1080]

Hi yield mortgage bond funds use debt (often tons of debt) and preferred stock to leverage their portfolio of mortgage securities. That lifts the payout but it also increases risk if mortgage rates rise or credit worthiness falls as it did in the Great Recession when many mREITs collapsed. Some mREITS claim to use hedging techniques.

By and large, mREITs have been poor investments in recent decades compared with a diversified portfolio of blue chips or an S&P 500 index fund.

Who buys these? Often unsophisticated retirees desperate for income. Wealthy investors don't care about monthly dividends. Any dividend above about 8% is a huge red flag for problems. I shun monthly pay stocks.

Beware sucker yields and div gimmicks. Many things can go wrong with these.

[restripe]

From what I found by adding shares and Borrowing money Looking at the 5 Year chart looks low do not like that The divy price keeps dropping but 11% have have been paying

[bar1080]

Sorta. Now, do you know how AGNC pays 11% when current mortgage rates are around 4%?

[restripe]

Yes Buying mortgages

[bar1080]

AGNC is a mortageREIT. Do you know how mREITS make money?

[restripe]

Hello looking to purchase shares of AGNC Long term Any thoughts good or bad on this thanks

[whytestocks]

$AGNC short squeeze all day Agnc Investment Corp Nasdaq Agnc Short Squeeze

[restripe]

Looking to purchase shares what are the tax rates seems to change

[jeffree]

"effective" dividend yield Over 12%...??!


The annual yield approaches 12%...but with dividends paid monthly...the Effective rate annualized is greater...


As long as the dividend rate holds...I see holding shares a good idea...longer term...


jmo

Most recent tangible book value/share was $17.16


justa fyi


...jk...

[bar1080]

None did well in the past year including AGNC. Two or three were way off.

[Lime Time]

Cool. Market is down. Looks good to me. Liking this one but will watch mortgage rates.

[Just1MoreUpTick]

I think so. Price movement is never great but the divy keeps on coming...

Good time to buy AGNC? $17.80.

[Lime Time]

Good time to buy AGNC? $17.80.

[rosemountbomber]

Isn't AMID a Master Limited Partnership with all the hassle of K-1 tax reporting?