DFP News and Press, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. From 03/12/21

FFC is running a bit overvalued at this time; however, it is the same for its peer funds as well. Preferred securities can be an excellent place to put some capital to work that is more conservative than equity securities. Interest rates can put on short-term pressures, over the l...

The swift run-up in asset prices and CEF discounts suggests that easy gains from beta exposure are going to be harder to come by going forward. This dynamic points to alpha strategies as a way to keep total returns humming along. One such strategy - CEF rotations - involves rotati...

Flaherty preferred CEFs have released a new shareholder report which gives us a chance to take a look at these consistent sector outperformers. The strong performance of these funds is owed due to their low management fees, robust leverage profile and lack of duration hedges. The ...

It has become exceedingly difficult to obtain income in the markets due largely to the policies of the Federal Reserve and other central banks. LDP can get around this problem through the use of leverage and boasts a 6.5% yield. The fund is very well diversified internationally, w...

One of the biggest problems for income investors today is that the Federal Reserve's policies have made the yields on pretty much everything very low. DFP manages to solve this by leveraging up its assets into a portfolio of preferred stocks. The fund does have a reasonably divers...

This is the second report in our 2021 series. We travel through history to examine historical wealth generation. We are laying the foundation for your outlook and success. For further details see: Traveling Through The History Of Wealth Generation

Have you set a fitness goal for 2021? Look out for soreness. You need to keep your mind focused to overcome distractions. Time is a key ingredient to success, don't rush the process. For further details see: What To Do When Investing Gets Boring

Preferred securities are one alternative source of income that investors may want to consider when looking to enhance yield in their portfolios. To alleviate concerns of concentration risk, we believe investors should consider non-financial preferreds ("ex financials"), which provide ...

You can fund your retirement in many ways. Low rates are like an annoying roommate, they aren't going away. Diversification of your dividend stream is essential. For further details see: Light Up 2021 With The Power Of Dividends

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 ...