DFP News and Press, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. From 12/11/20

We are in a persistent pattern of low interest rates, whereby investors are getting negative yields if we factor in inflation. In this article, we highlight some of the risks involving "safe" investments such as bank deposits, CDs, money market funds, brokerage accounts and insurance ...

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65% of my retirement is betting on these two sectors. I see opportunities now that will provide years of income. Income investors need to scope out current opportunities for long-term gain. For further details see: Over Half Of My Retirement Is Invested In These Sectors ...

Many preferred shares continue to provide an excellent fixed-income opportunity. We highlight an ETF that follows our investment philosophy. Buy below par, and enjoy the elevated dividend. For further details see: Monthly Pay, Fully Covered 9.2% Yield: PFFA

Target-Date Funds are popular retirement investments because of their one-stop shopping nature. While they appear simple, the holdings are quite complex. We show how four conservative CEFs do a much better job. For further details see: Retirement Portfolio: Do Not Set On...

The bulls had a good ride with equities from March 2009 to February 2020. It is looking like the COVID-19 recession could be deeper and more drawn-out than originally forecasted. Investors might want to start moving money out of equities and into lower-risk investments. This a...

Steadily lower yields and heightened volatility make relative value opportunities an attractive alpha generation strategy in CEFs. We take a look at the relative value opportunities on offer in the preferreds CEF sector. A couple of rotation opportunities within the Flaherty fund ...

Flaherty & Crumrine offers a successful line-up of preferred/fixed-income funds, showing strong rebounds from March's lows. The F&C line-up of funds have received boosts to their distribution over the last couple of quarters on the back of lowered interested expenses. We a...

DFP is managed by Flaherty & Crumrine, a manager we like and offers a smaller premium and higher yield than some of its other funds. With the Fed keeping rates lower longer, preferred shares are quite attractive. The diversification and leverage of DFP make it an attractive ad...

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