Preferred Stock

Preferred stock may have a higher price than its rival common stock, but the extra benefits outweigh the difference in price. Owners of preferred stock have priority in dividend distribution and, in the event of liquidation, have first priority in collecting assets. Some preferred stock even grants the owner voting rights in a company. However, companies are hesitant to offer preferred stock as it has a higher cost to the company in terms of raising capital, though many companies still offer it.

Preferred Stocks for Your Retirement: 1 Stock, 1 ETF, 1 Mutual Fund

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Preferred stocks are still a preferred play for income seekers. Retirement investors should consider KMI, PGX and PPSPX to get in on the action.

The Best, and Worst, Preferred Stock Funds

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Not yet familiar with preferred shares? It's time to get acquainted. Here's a way to double your yields...yet play it safely, too.

3 Low-Risk Preferred Stocks to Juice Your Portfolio

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Preferred stocks offer plenty of safety along with their high yields. These are three of the best preferreds to pick for long-term stability.

3 Preferred Stocks Yielding More Than 8%

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Preferred stocks are a great way for investors to secure high yields. These three offer safe, 8% yields.

4 Preferred Stocks With Eye-Popping Yields

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Get your yield in a safer way -- the preferred stocks of these four companies offer more protected (but high) yield to income investors.

3 Double-Threat Dividend ETFs to Buy

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
These dividend ETFs aren't the headliners in their respective spaces, but their 1-2 punch of yield and returns should get your attention.

PFF: Why You Should Give Preferred Stocks Another Look

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Preferred stocks and iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFF) offer high yields and a favorable risk-reward profile. It's time to give the PFF ETF another look.

3 Super-Safe Preferred Stocks Providing Plentiful Payouts

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Preferred stocks are one of the best sources for dividend yield. They not only offer big payouts, but a little more security than traditional dividends.

Try Preferred Stock for Protection

By Richard Band
Preferred stock can offer a higher yield and more security than traditional fixed-income investments.

A Market Lesson from the Frog and the Ox

By Richard Band
I'm focused on solid high-yielding preferred securities heading into 2014, as I don't want to get burned when the market pops. Here a few of my favorites

4 Preferred Stock Alternatives for Your Portfolio

By Richard Band
Charts suggest that preferred stocks are a great way to play in the market today, and here are 4 that I like right now

Go Yield Hunting in These 3 Preferred Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Make a beeline for high dividend yields by targeting these three preferred stocks.

4 ‘Preferred’ Ways to Get Big Yield for Retirement

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Investing in preferred stocks is a great way to find yield, but avoid the hassle of singling out specific shares and invest in funds instead.

Hunting High Yield? Watch the Correction in Preferred ETFs

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
High-yielding preferred-stock ETFs have been pummeled amid higher interest rates, opening the doors to a buying opportunity. But don't stick your foot in yet.

Starved for High Yield? Wait a Little Longer

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Higher-yielding areas of both the bond and equity markets have rallied hard off of their June 24 low. How long can the move in high yield continue?

3 Great Income ETFs to Buy During This Correction

By Michael Fabian, FMD Capital Management
Taking the time to hunt out bargain-priced income opportunities will have a profound impact on how you inevitably emerge from the correction.

Don’t Abandon Bonds in Your Quest for Higher Yield

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
As tempting as higher-yielding securities might be for fixed-income investors, they are in no way a replacement for bonds in the totality of your portfolio.

Actively Managed ETFs: The ‘Preferred’ Path to Income

By Michael Fabian, FMD Capital Management
First Trust has brought the growing trend of actively managed ETFs into the preferred-share world via its new FPE fund.

FOMC Statement Pares Gold Drop

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
A disappointing report on April hiring sent Gold tumbling in Wednesday trading, but a statement that the Fed may increase bond-buying this year cut its losses.
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