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This is a sector that deserves active management: PFF doesn't offer that, which in my view makes it less competitive than solutions like PFFA. The returns speak for themselves: if you're selecting pre...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) make investing easy. These managed funds come with built-in diversification.

High-yielding, monthly-paying dividend machines are music to a retiree's ears. We share three that have proven to be dependable dividend payers and total return outperformers over time. One is from th...

Most preferreds are very unattractive on a risk-adjusted basis in my view. However, there is one that is currently a golden buying opportunity. I detail why.

The iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF may appeal to yield chasers, but it's not an ideally diversified fund.

FLC is a closed-end fund with a focus on preferred stocks and hybrid securities, primarily in the banking and insurance sectors, offering a 6.11% annualized distribution rate. FLC trades at an 8.75% d...

Income-based investors often devote a large part of their securities research time looking at bonds.