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The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Preferred Stock the Easy Way There's no need to guess which company's preferred stock will perform best with the iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index ETF.  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Cash-Spewing Preferred Stocks the Easy Way If you're thinking that you'd like to add some preferred stock to your portfolio, for its income-producing potential, the iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index ETF could save you a lot of trouble.  |
The Motley Fool September 10, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
High-Yield Stocks That Are Riskier Than You Think Preferred stocks pay higher dividends, but they aren't bulletproof.  |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs With a Preference Preferred stock funds offer great dividends. Read about about three preferred stock ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2012 Dan Caplinger |
Are Preferred Shares a Better Choice for 2012? Let's look at this year's prospects for an ETF in preferred stocks.  |
The Motley Fool December 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Was the Preferred Investment of 2011 Let's look back at how the year went for this ETF. Given just how badly bank stocks did this year, you would think that an exchange-traded fund that focuses on bank-issued securities would have suffered huge losses.  |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2010 Rick Steier |
Gentlemen Prefer Dividends Preferred stock can offer outstanding dividends, capital appreciation, and security to boot.  |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
A Better Way to Boost Your Dividends? Don't get confused about preferred stock.  |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Alan Lavine |
Preferred Stock Market Going Through Changes Regulatory changes may lead to a dramatic fall in issuance. If you plan to invest client assets in preferred stocks, be sure to put on your financial analyst's hat.  |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Bruce W. Fraser |
Lost In The Crowd For all their risks, preferred ETFs offer high yields, good liquidity and diversification.  |
Financial Advisor April 2009 Marla Brill |
Tapping ETFs Dividend-rich ETFs may boost returns when the market is treading water.  |
Registered Rep. March 26, 2013 Stan Luxenberg |
The Passive Letdown Passive funds have lagged active managers in a variety of fixed income categories, including intermediate-term bonds, high yield, and preferred shares. Can passive funds turn around and move to the front of the pack in coming years?  |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Place to Find Income Now Bond yields and dividend yields are moving in opposite directions.  |
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Lewis Braham |
Overlooked And Underpriced Preferred stocks - part stock, part bond - can be worth the extra effort they demand.  |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Freaky February: Both Stocks and Treasuries Fall What to make of February's asset class performance.  |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Eric Uhlfelder |
Income Alternatives Preferred stocks are some of the best sources of income that many investors don't know about.  |
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 Adrienne Carter |
Income: Why Cash Could Be King Looking for the highest, safest yields? You may want to open a savings account.  |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Stan Luxenberg |
Searching for Yield Yield-starved investors have good reason to be increasingly frustrated. Money-market funds yield next to nothing, and 5-year Treasuries yield less than 1 percent. TIPS sport negative yields.  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Forget Treasuries. Buy Convertibles Instead. Convertible securities combine attractive elements of bonds and stocks. Are they for you?  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 |
Preferred Stock, Explained Like common stock, shares of preferred stock represent partial ownership of a company. Preferred stock isn't really meant for individual investors, though.  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Andrew Sullivan |
The Market Indicator You Shouldn't Ignore Amid all the doom and gloom, one little-known silver lining hasn't been getting much attention: Dividend yields are the highest they've been in years.  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 |
Preferred Stock 101 Know what preferred stock really is before you invest in it.  |
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
Better Yields Yield can be found in a variety of places, from the most common to the highly esoteric. Here's a look at some of them.  |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 |
Preferred Stock 101 Learn more about preferred stocks before investing in them.  |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Marla Brill |
Beyond Bonds As interest rates remain at rock-bottom levels, investors seeking higher yields are piling into bond funds. Mark Freeman has produced an attractive total return with low volatility without depending solely on fixed income securities.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
The Truth Behind Treasuries' Lousy January T-Bonds held strong while stocks collapsed -- until last month. What happened?  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2010 Jacob Roche |
Are Preferred Shareholders Juicing Jamba? They've been gradually liquidating their stake this year.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2001 Fick & Mitsoff |
Capital Balancing Act: Preferred vs. Common Stock Because every REIT has unique characteristics and investment opportunities, there is no formula that applies in every situation...  |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Marla Brill |
Playing Both Sides Convertible bonds offer a shot at a decent chunk of the stock market's upside while muting some of its downside risk.  |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is What You Need When You Retire There are plenty of investments that can generate income for you.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 Chuck Saletta |
Raiding the Future to Pay for Today If forced to tap your nest egg early, try to do it efficiently. If a 6% to 7% draw on your retirement money is enough to close your cash flow gap, you may want to consider preferred shares.  |
Financial Advisor January 2011 Jeff Schlegel |
Paying Dividends The malaise in fixed-income yields is proving to be the perfect excuse for income investors to look at dividend strategies.  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2011 Sean Williams |
3 ETFs Safe Enough For Retirement These three ETFs could provide the dividend income you've been looking for.  |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2008 Andrew Sullivan |
The Market Indicator You Shouldn't Ignore There's a silver lining in the market's recent slump.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
The New Stocks Where can financial planners seek those historic equity market returns without the painful setbacks? One place to start is in the bond market.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Jason Brady |
A Race for Income Most investors who are searching for income from their investments look at one factor: yield. Is this the right approach?  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch This Top-Yielding ETF The iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund makes plenty of payouts with its high-dividend holdings.  |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them.  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Bonds Aren't Enough to Retire On Most investors can't afford the luxury of an all-bond portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Should You Trust Your Stocks? Stocks are going up on the hope of a V-shaped recovery. Should you trust them?  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are No Free Lunch Extra yield may be worth the risk in some cases, but be sure you know what you're getting into.  |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2009 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Are Bonds the Answer for 2009? The iShares GS $InvesTop Corp Bond ETF is built on high-grade corporate bonds.  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Dividend Stocks You Can Depend On If you're looking for stocks that will give you both a healthy stream of current income as well as the promise of potential growth for years to come, you'll find plenty of dividend-paying stocks that fit the bill.  |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Wrong Reason to Buy Dividend Stocks They aren't a substitute for low-risk assets.  |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
The Ripe Fruit Mellows Corporate bonds offered great opportunity earlier in the year, but now that yields have fallen, investors are rethinking strategy.  |
BusinessWeek October 14, 2010 Lynn Thomasson et al. |
Yield-Seeking Investors Turn to Phone Stocks Earnings growth prospects in the sector are weak, but the payouts are high.  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Jumping into bonds isn't a bad thing, but investors do need to keep a few things in mind.  |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Why Is Buffett Buying Bonds? Recent purchases show that Berkshire is buying more bonds than stocks. Why?  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Betting on January's Big Winners For investors who dared to venture outside the stock box, January brought some good news. Within long-neglected asset classes, such as the corporate bond market, investors who beat the crowd reaped some healthy rewards.  |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Bonds Aren't as Good as They Look But people keep buying them.  |