Are you sick and tired of low interest rates? Certificates of deposit pay next to nothing. Bonds yield only three or four percent a year. Sure, rates have ticked up a little recently, but they’re still nowhere near high enough—at least, not enough to fund a comfortable retirement. Thankfully, there’s an answer...
“Alternative banks” is the name we give to a group of firms called mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs). REITs are pretty simple to wrap your head around. First, they borrow money at low interest rates from depositors. Then, they invest the proceeds in safe, higher-yielding investments like residential mortgages. This presents a profitable formula. One of my favorite alternative banks, Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY), for instance, has delivered a total return of 750% since 2000. That has beaten the pants off of the broader stock market with a lot less risk.
Source: Income Investor
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