Better Dividend Stock: AGNC Investment vs. Federal Realty

One of the big problems investors face is confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is essentially seeing only the positive aspects you want to see and ignoring the negative aspects of an investment. For dividend lovers, that often manifests itself in a myopic focus on dividend yields. That's the significant risk to consider when evaluating AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC). Comparing it to Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), a far more reliable dividend stock, will help clarify the point.If all you consider is dividend yield, you'll pick AGNC Investment over Federal Realty every day of the week. AGNC Investment's yield is a huge 14% or so. Federal Realty's yield is a much less exciting 4.5%. Before you decide that AGNC Investment is the better real estate investment trust (REIT), consider some additional yield facts.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool