A Strong Economic Recovery Could Crush These Dividends

Ordinarily, an economic recovery is a good thing for companies. But that's not necessarily the case for mortgage REITs. Ilan Moscovitz and Austin Smith discuss why a stronger economic recovery could lead to a reversal of fortunes for unusual dividend payers, including American Capital (NAS: AGNC) , Annaly Capital (NYS: NLY) , and Armour Residential (NYS: ARR) . Watch the video below for Ilan's take on the effects that unemployment and inflation could have on interest rates.

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