PREF News and Press, Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active From 02/01/24

2024-02-01 02:00:00 ET Summary Why the preferred share market may offer opportunities. Opportunities in preferred shares. The different types of preferred shares and how they work. The recent volatility in interest rates has led to a challenging market for preferred ...

2024-01-21 11:34:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-12-22 21:50:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-10-24 12:20:50 ET Summary First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF is a high yield fund with a 12-month distribution rate of 6.44%. The fund is invested in preferred stocks and has a heavy concentration in the financial sector, particularly in banks. FPE has outper...

2023-06-06 10:36:28 ET Bank of America introduced coverage on 11 exchange traded funds with positive views. The group consists of preferred ETFs, which focus on hybrid securities that have some characteristics of both stocks and bonds. The bank outlined four reasons they like preferred ...

2023-04-04 11:26:00 ET Summary The recent banking crisis created significant turmoil in several markets, including preferred and capital securities. Yet, with the crisis seemingly now contained, the extra risk attached to the hybrid assets is likely overdone, creating a compelling...

Summary The global economy has been hit by several headwinds, almost all of them leading back to higher inflation. Europe is likely already in recession, the U.S. will enter recession in Q2 2023, while China struggles to make recovery headway. Markets have faced up to the reality ...

Summary Elevated inflation, currencies, slowing global economic growth expectations, and reduced central bank liquidity remain key economic considerations. Volatility measured by the VIX spiked in September after declining in August. This wall of worry is real, but it is impor...

The global economy and financial markets have suffered a dreadful H1 2022, ravaged by a severe commodity shock, strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the world’s second-largest economy, and one of the most aggressive Fed tightening cycles in recent history. H2 looks equally tough. In it...

PFFA generated high returns, as preferred stock helped this ETF earn higher coupons, sail through the market turbulence and generate an attractive pay-out. Preference shares involve risk of dividend deferral as well as risk of falling price and falling yield of preferreds in a rapidly...