The giant iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF), which has almost 450 holdings, is the biggest ETF for preferred ...

PFF ETF invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. Discover why active management outshines ...

More principal and predictable income, they can also go terribly wrong. Preferred stocks (“preferreds”) are a class of equities that sit between common stocks and bonds. Like stocks ...

There's a definite difference between pairing preferreds with Treasuries vs. corporate bonds. I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few months talking about the fixed income space. My primary ...

Preferred stocks typically don't even make the podium when it comes to top choices for investors to include in their portfolios. But if you're an income investor and you don't already have them on ...

Those looking to keep the income potential and portfolio diversification benefits of preferreds while avoiding bank exposure should consider the VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF).

In this piece, we explore variable rate preferreds in particular as an income solution based on their resilient characteristics in a rising rate environment. We also compare the performance of ...

One income option worth consideration is preferreds because of its hybrid nature that falls somewhere between fixed income and equities. Before jumping in, it’s important to understand how they ...

Preferreds also mimic bonds in a few pivotal ways. Like common stock, preferreds trade on an exchange and represent equity in the underlying company. But like bonds, preferreds typically don’t ...

Investors are bailing on preferred shares at a historic clip because of the growing concern about the health of US regional banks. A $12.2 billion iShares exchange-traded fund tracking the wider ...

True, ordinary investors can't get the kind of sweetheart deals available to the Oracle of Omaha. But even publicly traded preferreds now offer dividend yields well into double digits.

Preferreds, a kind of hybrid security, are popular with banks because they help meet capital requirements without diluting shareholders. But now, the market is being upended in a selloff fueled by ...