3 Reasons to Buy Annaly Capital Management Stock Like There's No Tomorrow

The most eye-catching feature of Annaly Capital Management's (NYSE: NLY) stock is its 14%+ dividend yield. There are some strong reasons to consider buying the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT). And yet there's a caveat here that income investors specifically will want to know before buying this stock like there's no tomorrow. Here are three reasons to like Annaly and one very big reason to avoid it.As noted, Annaly is a mortgage REIT, which is a unique corner of the broader REIT sector. It buys mortgages that have been pooled together into bond-like securities, which is very different from buying physical properties and leasing them out to tenants. The mortgage securities Annaly buys are impacted by things like interest rates, housing market dynamics, and mortgage repayment rates. It would be hard for most investors to track this business.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool