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A Bull Market Could Be Here: AGNC Investment Isn't the Bargain You Think

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Mortgage REITs buy mortgages that have been cobbled together into bond-like securities, often called collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO). This is vastly different from property-owning REITs, which are fairly simple to understand using kitchen table finance. Basically, you buy a property and rent it out. We can do it, or can we?

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Forget Annaly Capital: Buy This Magnificent REIT Stock Instead

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Annaly buys mortgages that are pooled into bond-like securities, often called something like a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). Annaly is really designed to be owned by total return investors who focus on asset allocation (such as insurance companies and pension funds). Image source: Getty Images.

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AGNC Investment: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

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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.

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3 Things You Need to Know If You Buy Annaly Capital Management Today

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It buys pools of mortgages that have been brought together into bond-like securities, often called something along the lines of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). Insurance companies and pension funds are the types of investors that might appreciate this REIT. Annaly is what is known as a mortgage REIT.

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Is Annaly Capital the Best Ultra-High-Yield REIT Stock for You?

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Rather, it buys mortgages that have been pooled into bond-like securities, sometimes called collateralized mortgage obligations or something similar. Mortgage REITs usually use leverage in an effort to enhance returns, with the mortgage securities they own acting as collateral.

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PE rethinks NAV loans as investors push back

Private Equity Wire

This shift partly reflects a rebalancing of power, enabling LPs in private equity funds, such as pension funds to exert influence over GPs. Using NAV loans for distributions is somewhat like kicking the can down the road, said Christian Wiehenkamp, Chief Investment Officer of Perpetual Investors.

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1 Stock I Wouldn't Touch With a 10-Foot Pole

The Motley Fool

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.