Top 7 Retirement Income Stocks

7. American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:MTGE) — 11.5% YIELD

At #7, American Capital Mortgage Investment is a real estate investment trust. Co. invests in, finances and manages a leveraged portfolio of mortgage-related investments, which Co. defines to include agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), non-agency mortgage investments and other mortgage-related investments. Agency RMBS include residential mortgage pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations. Non-agency mortgage investments include RMBS backed by residential mortgages that are not guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise or U.S. Government agency. Other mortgage-related investments may include mortgage servicing rights and commercial mortgage loans.

MTGE — KEY STATS (UPDATED 1 HOUR, 10 MINUTES AGO) Name:  American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. Stock buyback:  MTGE buyback Website:  www.MTGE.com Sector:  REITs Number of ETFs Holding MTGE:  21 (see which ones) Total Market Value Held by ETFs:  $58,362,159.93 Total Market Capitalization:  $902,000,000 % of Market Cap. Held by ETFs:  6.47% #6. MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) — 10.1% YIELD At #6, MFA Financial is a real estate investment trust. Co. is principally engaged in the business of investing in residential Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) and Non-Agency MBS. Agency MBS refers to MBS that are issued or guaranteed by a federally chartered corporation, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an agency of the U.S. Government, such as Ginnie Mae. Non-Agency MBS are MBS that are not guaranteed by any agency of the U.S. Government or any federally chartered corporation. At Dec 31 2012, Co. had total assets of approximately $12.47 billion. Preferreds: MFA.PRA, MFA.PRB MFA — KEY STATS (UPDATED 1 HOUR, 26 MINUTES AGO) Name:  MFA Financial, Inc. Stock buyback:  MFA buyback Website:  www.mfafinancial.com Sector:  REITs Number of ETFs Holding MFA:  35 (see which ones) Total Market Value Held by ETFs:  $145,123,795.4 Total Market Capitalization:  $2,952,000,000 % of Market Cap. Held by ETFs:  4.92% #5. Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc (NYSE:HTGC) — 9.7% YIELD At #5, Hercules Technology Growth Capital is a finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related markets, including technology, biotechnology, life science, energy and renewables technology industries. Co. invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. Co. invests primarily in private companies but also has investments in public companies. Co. also makes investments in qualifying small businesses through its two wholly-owned small business investment company subsidiaries, Hercules Technology II, L.P. and Hercules Technology III, L.P. #4. BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE) — 5.9% YIELD At #4, BCE provides residential, business and wholesale customers with communications solutions including wireless, Internet, Internet protocol (IP) television (TV) and satellite TV, local and long distance, business IP-broadband and information and communications technology services. Co.'s key operation, Bell, is a local exchange carrier in Ontario and Quebec, and consists of its Bell Wireline, Bell Wireless and Bell Media segments. Bell Media is a multimedia company that holds assets in TV, radio, digital media and out-of-home advertising. Co. also owns a 44.1% interest in Bell Aliant, which include the incumbent carrier in Canada's Atlantic provinces and in rural areas of Ontario and Quebec. #3. Markwest Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE:MWE) — 5.6% YIELD At #3, Markwest Energy Partners is engaged in the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas; the gathering, transportation, fractionation, storage and marketing of natural gas liquids; and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. Co. conducts its operations in the following operating segments: Marcellus, which provides natural gas midstream services in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia; Utica, which provides gathering, processing, fractionation and marketing services in eastern Ohio; Northeast, which has operations in Kentucky, southern West Virginia and Michigan; and Southwest, which includes the operations of its processing facilities in Corpus Christi, TX. #2. Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp (NYSE:WMC) — 17.4% YIELD At #2, Western Asset Mortgage Capital is primarily focused on investing in, financing and managing Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). Although Co.'s main investment strategy is focused on Agency RMBS, Co. has opportunistically supplemented its portfolio with Non-Agency RMBS. Co. finances investments in Agency RMBS and commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities, primarily through the use of repurchase agreements. Co. is externally managed and advised by Western Asset Management Company (the Manager). Co.'s Manager is responsible for administering its business activities and its day-to-day operations, subject to the supervision of Co.'s board of directors. #1. Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE:RDS.A) — 6.3% YIELD At #1, Royal Dutch Shell is an independent oil and gas company based in the Netherlands. Co. and its subsidiaries are engaged in the principal aspects of the oil and gas industry in over 80 countries. Such countries include Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Russia, the U.K., the U.S. Co. is also engaged in bringing new oil and gas supplies on-stream from major field developments. Co. is investing in growing its gas-based business through liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. In addition, Co. has a diversified and balanced portfolio of refineries and chemical plants.