AGNC Investment Corp.: Why I Would Prefer Half the Dividend and 100% More Certainty

I am a dividend investor, which dramatically influences the way I look at stocks. Dividend yield, however, is only one of the important factors I consider.Another really important issue for me is dividend consistency. Here's a look at two real estate investment trusts (REITs), one with an alluring double-digit yield, to explain why yield shouldn't be the only thing a dividend investor considers.Real estate investment trusts were specifically created to pass income on to shareholders via large dividend payments. The key is that REITs can avoid corporate-level taxation if they distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders. In reality, most REITs pay out more than that, but the key is that the REIT structure is all about dividends.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool