The Stock Market May Get Cut in Half, But This ‘Most Undervalued’ Asset is About to Surge, Billionaire Investor Says (Market Watch) Paul Singer, the......
(read more)May 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
We hate to say this but, we told you so. On February 27th we published an article with the title Recession is Imminent: We Need A Travel Ban NOW and predicted......
(read more)March 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
We are still in an overall bull market and many stocks that smart money investors were piling into surged through the end of November. Among them, Facebook......
(read more)December 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
We can judge whether Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) is a good investment right now by following the lead of some of the best investors in......
(read more)October 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that’s not because they are bad at investing. Truth be told, most hedge fund managers......
(read more)June 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
David Einhorn Sees Profit in Tesla Short With `Unending Losses’ (Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn said he expects to make a profit off......
(read more)May 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Is Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) a good stock to buy right now? We at Insider Monkey like to examine what billionaires and hedge funds think......
(read more)April 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It was a rough fourth quarter for many hedge funds, which were naturally unable to overcome the big dip in the broad market, as the S&P 500 fell by......
(read more)December 12 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
We started seeing tectonic shifts in the market during the third quarter. Small-cap stocks underperformed the large-cap stocks by more than 10 percentage......
(read more)December 6 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As a general rule, there are numerous reasons corporate insiders sell shares of their own companies. For instance, insiders may seek to diversify their......
(read more)November 8 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
With earnings season officially slated to begin this week, five stocks, Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE:HTS), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY......
(read more)April 11 - Market Movers, News - Comments
The third-quarter stock market correction has turned out to resemble the situation observed during the Asian financial crisis of 1997. The two relatively......
(read more)December 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) represent great investment opportunities, mainly because they pay most of their profits as dividends, which is why......
(read more)September 27 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
Mortgage REITs soared after Bernanke announced that the Fed wouldn’t taper at its September meeting. Now, two days later, the industry is signaling......
(read more)September 21 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
It was just about one year ago that QE3 made its debut, and mortgage REITs, particularly agency-only players like Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE......
(read more)September 19 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
The Federal Reserve was poised to be front and center this week, as it prepares for its Federal Open Market Committee meeting Tuesday and Wednesday. Then......
(read more)September 16 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
While every week offers a unique set of economic reports and company events that affect the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), some weeks are bigger than others......
(read more)September 16 - News - Comments
Source: OTA Photos. Management matters — especially when it comes to investing in mortgage REITs. This week at the Barclays Capital Global Financials......
(read more)September 13 - News - Comments
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) continues on a falling trend, and analysts began to wonder whether the stock has reached the point where investment......
(read more)September 12 - News - Comments
Mortgage agency REITs have been badly hammered in the past three months. For the hardy breed of investors who can withstand the stomach-churning volatility......
(read more)September 12 - News - Comments
It’s no secret that mREITs such as American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), and CYS Investments......
(read more)September 12 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), AG Mortgage......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
If you’re thinking about buying a home but are waiting for mortgage rates to settle back down, then I hope you’re in it for the long haul.......
(read more)September 9 - News - Comments
This has been an interesting year in the stock market. As the market has been lifted to all-time highs by an accommodative monetary policy and an economy......
(read more)September 6 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS), ARMOUR......
(read more)September 5 - News - Comments
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans notched a rare increase last week. The industry group’s market......
(read more)September 4 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:......
(read more)September 3 - News - Comments
Should Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) investors track the following data? If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be bloated,......
(read more)August 30 - News - Comments
Despite the continued volatility in interest rates and the resultant pressure on the book values, insiders at some of the highly followed mortgage REITs......
(read more)August 29 - News - Comments
Warren Buffett is famous for advising investors to “be greedy when others are fearful.” This advice is apropos for the current mortgage Real......
(read more)August 29 - News - Comments
The housing recovery is continuing, but it’s starting to lose steam. The National Association of Realtors said today that pending home sales fell......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Mortgage Investment......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to track publicly traded companies. Some of the most underrated are hedge fund......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Mortgage Investment......
(read more)August 26 - News - Comments
It’s been a rough and tumble season for mortgage REITs as QE3 taper fears and rising interest rates ravage the sector. Nearly every mREIT has seen......
(read more)August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Is American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) a buy? To many market players, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old financial vehicles of a forgotten age. Although......
(read more)August 23 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACAS) CFO......
(read more)August 20 - News - Comments
Down more than 20% year-to-date, Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) hasn’t exactly been friendly to any REIT-concious investor’s......
(read more)August 20 - News - Comments
Mortgage REITs got clobbered again on Monday, making Friday’s drubbing look like a walk in the park. While all players got slapped around to some......
(read more)August 20 - News - Comments
What Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) needs is another financial crisis. As the economic picture has improved over the past two years, the......
(read more)August 20 - News - Comments
For bank investors, the changes in today’s interest rate environment simply cannot be ignored. I expect interest rates to become increasingly volatile......
(read more)August 20 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR), American Capital Mortgage......
(read more)August 19 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC), Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE:TWO), American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ......
(read more)August 19 - News - Comments
The movement to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is gaining momentum, with legislation wending its way through Congress, and President Obama recently......
(read more)August 19 - News - Comments
After a brutal earnings season during which most mortgage REITs reported second-quarter declines in book value, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE......
(read more)August 16 - News - Comments
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our headlines......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
One of the things I really like to do is bury myself in market analysis. I really like examining long-term trends in performance and identifying key behavior......
(read more)August 8 - News - Comments
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long......
(read more)August 8 - News - Comments
In June 2011 I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks. With a year of success behind me, in July 2012, I added even......
(read more)August 5 - News - Comments
The mortgage REITs earnings season has kicked off with CYS Investments Inc (NYSE:CYS) reporting its results. The progress visible in its earnings would......
(read more)July 29 - News - Comments
