Collateral Mutual Funds Pension Funds 
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 10, 2024
And such REITs often employ leverage, usually using their loan portfolio as collateral, to enhance returns. In some ways, a mortgage REIT is more like a mutual fund than a company. That list might include pension funds, endowments, and insurance companies. And they are certainly nothing like a landlord.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 7, 2023
A mortgage REIT like AGNC buys mortgages that have been pooled into bond-like securities, often referred to as something like a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). Generally, leverage is employed so that more CMOs can be bought, with the CMO portfolio acting as collateral for the loan.
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The Motley Fool
JUNE 14, 2024
In this way, it's kind of like a mutual fund that focuses on mortgages. In fact, the most common asset allocators are large investors like pension funds, family offices, and endowments. They tend to use leverage, often with the portfolio of mortgage securities acting as collateral. Image source: Getty Images.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
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The Motley Fool
AUGUST 2, 2024
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The Big Picture
AUGUST 15, 2023
Are most people better off in an index fund than playing with an active manager, be it mutual fund or high fee hedge funds? SEIDES: John Yeah, I said back then, the bet started in 2007 and I say today, being in the market and investing in hedge funds is completely apples and oranges. Was Warren Buffett right?
The Big Picture
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
I remember it really well because I just finished building this house in West Virginia and we, we were taking occupancy in early August, and it was, it was literally the same day that BMP Paraba shut off redemptions from some of their mutual funds, caused all sorts of chaos in Europe. You need to come up with more collateral.
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