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• Are Highly Leveraged Mortgage REITs the Next Target of a Witch Hunt?

  By Jeff Stouffer - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, WMC

  The significant financial market downturn beginning in 2008 instilled a fear that has bred a constant vigil of heightened wariness. This feeling has caused many investment ideas to be targeted as the next source of market collapse.

  One sector that has recently gained this stigma is a subset of real estate investment trusts (REIT) that invest in mortgage obligations (mREIT), using borrowed funds to acquire and control large pools of more »

• Why These Hybrid mREITs Yielding Over 10% Are Loved by Analysts & Insiders

  By Adnan Khan - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: AMTG, NYMT, WMC

  This article presents three hybrid REITs analysts and insiders are bullish about. The stocks are hybrid mortgage RIETs and are currently yielding over 10% in dividends while 10-Year Treasuries are offering only 1.76%. Hybrid mortgage REITs have remained analysts’ favorite due to the diversification they provide. Also, since they invest across the universe of mortgage related securities, they earn higher asset yields on their interest yielding assets. The remainder more »

• 3 High Dividend Stocks Insiders and Analysts Love

  By Adnan Khan - March 29, 2013 | Tickers: ARR, HTS, WMC

  The Fed is unlikely to discontinue its stimulus despite rising concerns about its costs. The officials at the U.S. central bank are likely to press on with their bond-buying program, which will continue to disadvantage investors looking for regular income.

  One of the objectives of the Fed’s stimulus programs is to bring down the interest rates, so that borrowing is made cheaper. As far as the capital markets more »

• Get to Know This 16% Dividend Yielder

  By Adnan Khan - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, MTGE, WMC

  While Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC) is trading in line with its peers as far as its relative valuations are concerned, it is still an attractive investment for investors looking to enhance their regular income. The investment thesis aims to explore reasons for its attractiveness and review its recent operating performance.

  Company Business

  Western Asset operates as a mortgage REIT in the United States with a market cap of more »

• Bullish Signals At This 12% Yielding mREIT

  By Adnan Khan - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: MTGE, IVR, WMC

  Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) reported insider buying, signaling management’s confidence in the company’s future. Let's dive in and summarize the recent insider buying at Invesco, and compare the company's performance with that of its peers.

  Insider bullishness

  Invesco Mortgage Capital reported insider buying by its CEO Richard King. King added 8% to his stake in Invesco Mortgage after he bought $100,000 worth of shares more »

• Insider Buying At This 17% Dividend Yielding mREIT

  By Adnan Khan - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: MTGE, IVR, WMC

  Note: A previous version of this article inaccurately stated Western Asset Mortgage Capital's stock price relative to its book value. The error has been corrected.
  

  Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC) has been named top dividend stock with insider buying last month in an article on Forbes. Paid in quarterly installments, the company distributes $3.60 per share. This article aims to explore the sustainability of the company's more »

• Buy This Low Risk 17% Yielding Portfolio

  By Adnan Khan - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: NYMT, TWO, WMC

  This article presents a three stock portfolio for investors looking for high regular income for their retirement portfolio. The short-listed stocks include Two Harbors Investment (NYSE: TWO), New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ: NYMT) and Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC). The remaining of the investment thesis aims to look into the business models of each of the companies and determine whether future earnings catalysts will help sustain current dividend yields more »

• Dividends To Drool Over: Top 5 Yields of 2013

  By Gavin Spesock - January 26, 2013 | Tickers: MCHX, PT, WMC, WHZ

  Entering into 2013 with the financial uncertainty on the horizon it is a good time to start thinking about a few good income strategies. The idea here is to pad the pocket book thoughout the year to take the pressure off. Think of this as systematic inflow of cash set up to payout evenly through the year!

  Portugal Telecom S.A (NYSE: PT) comes in with the most generous pay more »

• Five High Yield Companies With Insider Buying

  By Karin Hernandez - January 12, 2013 | Tickers: EPAX, AGNC, MTGE, VNR, WMC

  They say that there are many reasons for an insider to sell, but there’s only one reason for insider buying – insiders think the price is going higher.

  I found four high-yield companies that had over a half-million dollars’ worth of insider buying in the last few months.

  I know these companies aren’t going to be the stable, reliable dividend champions with many years of consistently paying and raising more »

• Western Asset Mortgage Capital’s CEO Invests Another $100K

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 10, 2012 | Tickers: MO, NLY, NCT, RWT, WMC

  Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC)’s CEO, James Gavin, bought almost 5,300 shares of the company’s stock on December 4 at an average price of $20.74 according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC.  Insider purchases are bullish signals and we think that this is because insiders should resist buying more shares of the company’s stock- preferring instead to diversify and invest in unrelated more »

• High Yielding Stocks You Can't Miss

  By Piyush Arora - December 7, 2012 | Tickers: ARR, NCT, WMC