Here's How Much Income $25,000 Invested in This 13%-Yielding Dividend Stock Generates. History Says Don't Count on It Staying That Way.

Key Points Annaly Capital Management has hiked its dividend twice over the past two years. Its payout remains well below its peak. 10 stocks we like better than Annaly Capital Management › Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) currently yields an eye-popping 13.8%, more than 10 times the S&P 500 's 1.1% yield. At that rate, a $25,000 investment would generate $3,450 in annual dividends. While that sounds really enticing, the mortgage REIT 's history says investors shouldn't bank on it maintaining that amount. Missed AI’s "Act 1"? Act 2 Could Be 15x Bigger. Most investors think they missed the AI boat because they didn't buy Nvidia in 2005. But according to our analysts, we’re only at the end of "Act 1"—the R&D phase. "Act 2" is the global rollout.