What You Need to Know About These Huge Dividend Stocks

Among dividend stocks, American Capital Agency and Prospect Capital offer some of the highest yields to investors today.

Both companies reported earnings this week, and in this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson tell viewers what they need to know about these two companies, as well as discuss the outlook for Hartford and General Growth Properties .

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