Dividend investors love high-yield stocks and can often get so enamored of a yield that they overlook important facts about an investment. AGNC Investment ( AGNC 1.43% ) is a good example of this: Its huge 13.7% yield is so enticing that many investors overlook the fact that it is an unreliable dividend payer.

Meanwhile, a dividend cut at W.P. Carey ( WPC 0.17% ) in 2023 will often leave it on the sidelines despite an attractive 5.5% yield. Here's why most long-term income investors will be better off with W.P. Carey than AGNC Investment.

What are you looking for?

If you are like most dividend investors , your goal is to use the income generated by your portfolio to help support you during retirement. What you are likely trying to find are stocks that have attractive y

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