Are mREITs Right to Cut Dividends?

Mortgage REITs like American Capital Agency have been slashing their dividends and may be set to cut them down even more. American Capital Agency is taking a more defensive strategy, but is this the right move? In this segment from The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer play "Making the Grade" and grade the cautious approach and earnings from Berkshire Hathaway .

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