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Now that the first six months of 2011 is in the books, we thought a quick glance at some of the period’s top performers would be illuminating. We ran a number of screens at Morningstar and came up...
PIMCO is about to compete as a real estate investment trust in the world of mortgage REITs.  It only makes sense considering that PIMCO is in the group of fund managers that get first look on any...
Last week pipeline master limited partnership (MLP) Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE: ETE) revealed a deal worth $4.2 billion for rival natural gas pipeline company Southern Union Co. (NYSE: SUG)....
Who hasn’t had a off-site storage unit at some point in their lives?  These are all over the country and they are plentiful.  Some are high-end and some look like trailer parks.  Still, these...
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is further capitulating to Elliott Management in an activist move.  Its CEO left under pressure last week and the restructuring addresses what Elliott had...
It is time for The Daily Dividend, and we have one that every investor should care about.  There is a way to make money off of Uncle Sam and off of your local governments.  Investors use REITs for...
Time for the 11:00 AM Daily Dividend… Real estate investment trusts are often sought after for their high dividends that they offer investors.  As long as these entities pay out 90% of their...
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS) is one REIT that many investors are not aware of.  With the dividend yield that it is sporting and which it has reconfirmed today, that may be...
It was rather surprising when we saw that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) had suddenly sold all of the Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) holdings back in mid-November. ...
24/7 Wall Street is constantly on the lookout for dividend gains for investors.  While this is not due to any breaking news, there was a secondary offering this morning that we saw and it highlights...
Investors love dividends and they love technology stocks.  By and large it is hard to find very high dividend payout in technology.  There are several chip stocks which pay over 3% in current...
The ongoing fight for how to run The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) is heating up and taking a strange turn.  Bruce Berkowitz, whose Fairholme Capital is a near-30% owner of St. Joe, has now resigned...
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) has priced its IPO and is set to begin trading Wednesday morning.  The deal has a bit of a mixed win-loss here in the terms and pricing.  This IPO has a...
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) is taking a very opportunistic approach to raising more capital to buy mortgages.  The mortgage REIT is raising roughly $1.3 billion in gross proceeds. ...
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is supposed to be a toxic mortgage winner in the land of Real Estate Investment Trusts.  The REIT is also a serial capital raising entity, which keeps...