The Best Fixed-Rate Bonds to Buy Now
Term preferred stocks and baby bonds offer some of the best fixed-rate bonds to buy on today's market. And right now, four of them stand out.
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Term preferred stocks and baby bonds offer some of the best fixed-rate bonds to buy on today's market. And right now, four of them stand out.
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Hospitality may be down but not out, and this preferred stock will reap the benefits as the market recovers.
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These preferred shares are still making money from brick & mortar, upscale retailers
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Here’s an idea for a high-yield preferred stock, as well as a recommendation to take profits on an exiting holding.
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This Preferred Share has a current yield of 7.625%, paid quarterly.
Annaly Preferred, class E (NLY-E) From Systems and Forecasts
We have held Hatteras Financial Preferred, class A (HTS-A) in the newsletter high income portfolio since 2014. Recently, Hatteras was taken over by Annaly Capital As...
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These preferred shares have a high yield, but could be called in December 2017.
PNC Financial 5.375% Non-Cum. Series Q Preferred Stock (PNC-Q) From Jack Adamo’s Insiders Plus
We already own some PNC Financial 5.375% Non-Cum. Series Q Preferred Stock (PNC-Q). The company is well and...
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This insurance company beat estimates in the last quarter by ten cents. Keefe Bruyette recently initiated coverage with an ‘Outperform’ rating, and Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to ‘Overweight’.
National General Holdings Corp. 7.625% Unsecured Subordinated Notes (NGHCZ) From Dividend Lab
National General Holdings Corp. is...
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Here are two opportunities for high-yield in the financial and energy sectors.
Hancock Holding 5.95% Subordinated Notes (HBHCL) and GasLog. 8.75% Series A Cumulative (GLOG-A)
from Dividend Detective
Hancock Holding 5.95% Subordinated Notes (HBHCL). Hancock owns banks in Mississippi, Alabama and other Southern states. Its preferreds, BBB...
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Here are two high-yield investments for this tanker company.
Seaspan Corporation 7.95% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (SSW-PD) and Seaspan 6.375% Notes due April 2019 (SSWN)
from The Global Dividend Investor
Seaspan (SSW) had a fair earnings report. Normalized EPS per diluted share rose in...
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This preferred stock is a buy up to $25, but since several issues exist, please make sure to give your broker the correct CUSIP number.
Public Storage 5.90% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series S (PSA-S)
from Global Dividend Investor
This month, we will buy preferred...
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The preferred stock of this Texas bank yields 6.5%, paid quarterly.
Texas Capital Bancshares 6.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred, Series A (TCBIP)
from Global Dividend Investor
Dallas-based Texas Capital Bancshares provides banking services for commercial businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs at 14 full-service locations in Texas.
I've only recently this...
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The preferred shares of this Canadian utility currently yield 5.07% annually, and dividends are paid quarterly.
Fortis Inc. Preferred Shares Series F (FTS-PF.TO)
from The Income Investor
Fortis is a top-quality utility company that owns Newfoundland Power and Maritime Electric, as well as various other power and...
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In today’s Income Insights, in an article excerpted from The MoneyLetter, The Investment Reporter Editor Marc Johnson lays out some of his rules for designing a growth-and-income portfolio that won’t expose you to too much risk. “Trying to squeeze income and capital growth a..
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As retired investors are quickly learning in today’s super-low-interest-rate environment, there are lots of ways to create a fixed income portfolio without using the traditional bonds. I’ve already discussed REITs, utilities, MLPs and a variety of other investments here, and today I add more...
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Below, The Complete Investor explains the benefits preferred stocks can bring to your income portfolio and suggests one great candidate. “Income Portfolio, no surprise, is shaped to meet the needs of investors whose over-riding investment goal is a nice, steady stream of money ongoing...
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Preferred stocks can be a great way for investors to secure fixed-rate divdends while benefitting from a company’s growth. Below, Richard Moroney, editor of Dow Theory Forecasts, explains why preferreds can be the income investor’s best friend. “When we profiled preferred stocks March 2009,...
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