PGX News and Press, Invesco Preferred From 07/28/19

Investment Thesis When I first started investing, a chance conversation with a friend introduced me to the concept of preferred stock, that strange hybrid security possessing qualities of both stocks and bonds. Like many income-oriented investors, I was drawn to the promise of high yields...

In this article, I'll review the less popular fixed-income securities, sorted into several categories: floored preferred stocks, third parties, trust preferred stocks, and the preferred units, including those with K-1. This makes a total of 90 securities, half of which are part of the biggest ...

By Daniel Shvartsman The first half of 2019 saw a lot of green in the markets, as broader indices recovered from the brief bear market in the second half of 2018 and returned to new heights. Despite that, the wall of worry continued to grow, even if the specific concerns changed. Instead...

With interest rates low and the Federal Reserve (Fed) set to stay on pause through year-end, income-focused investors are expanding their search for yield. One area that has attracted attention in recent months is the preferred securities category. Since the Fed first announced a pause on rate...

One popular asset class for retirees and other investors seeking income is preferred stock. This makes sense as these shares are generally safer than common stock due to being higher up in the capital stack and the fact that an issuer cannot make any dividend payment to the common shareholders...

The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF ( PFF ) is the largest preferred and hybrid securities focused ETF in the market. In this article, I'll take a look at the fund itself, its value proposition, and compare it to some of its peers. Although the fund seems to be a good investment ch...

InfraCap, the company that produces the highly popular leveraged monthly-distribution-paying MLP ETF ( AMZA ), also has a leveraged ETF that holds preferred stock ( PFFA ). PFFA employs broad diversification, holding more than 100 preferred securities issued by U.S. companies with market c...

Think you’ve got the perfect retirement plan? Think again. We’ve found many new retirees end up modifying their plan after they retire. No plan is perfect, so investors need to remain open to considering alternatives. We’re going to cover: The reality of drawing Social...

Image Source Last week the 10-year bond inverted with the 3-month Treasury bill and that was a factor in the big market decline on Friday. The reason people worry about a yield curve inversion is it has historically been a signal of an upcoming recession. However, when looking at the data ...

In this article, I'll review all the baby bonds, listed on a national exchange, sorted into several categories. There are 173 issues in our database that trade on primary exchanges. Since there is no common ETF for baby bonds only, I'll examine the two biggest fixed-income ETFs with a market c...