Here's What Investors Should Watch This Week

American Captial Agency made big headlines last week when it disclosed it had been buying shares of other public mREITs. One company American Capital Agency may have been buying was CYS Investments , another agency mREIT set to report earnings. In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson look ahead to the rest of the week to Markel's earnings announcement and other big events.

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