Is AGNC Investment Stock a Buy Now?

There is one very big reason to be attracted to AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) and several big reasons you might want to avoid it. Here's a look at whether or not AGNC Investment is a buy right now, or if it is one of those stocks that you'll always want to avoid. Be prepared; this is one complex investment.AGNC Investment is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that buys mortgages that have been bundled into bond-like securities. This is nothing like a property-owning REIT, which is fairly easy to understand. (You would basically do what a property-owning REIT does if you had a rental property, just on a smaller scale.) The bond-like securities AGNC Investment buys trade all day long, are impacted by changes in interest rates, and can be affected by property market dynamics, too, like repayment rates and housing demand.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool