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Using Rules and Lessons for Investing in Preferred Stocks and Baby Bonds A couple of months ago, we wrote about the model portfolios that we maintain, primarily as learning tools for ourselves and others. We have found that even though we have been investing almost exclusively in preferred stocks and baby bonds for 13 years now, there are always “lessons”…

Date Issued  6/25/2019 Shares Issued  5,400,000 Overallotment Shares 810,000 Security Ticker Symbol   NRZ-A  OTC Temp Ticker – NRXPP Market Traded On   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of  February, May, August and November beginning on 11/15/2019 Quarterly Dividend   .4688  Annual Dividend   1.875 Beginning 8/15/2024 the coupon will float at the rate of 3 month Libor plus a fixed base…

In addition to being a high dividend stock, Medical Properties Trust's (NYSE:MPW) superior position in a growing sector increases the likelihood of continued dividend boosts and capital gains over an extended time horizon. However, while the Medical Properties Trust’s current status as one of the high dividend stocks makes this equity look like a potentially promising investment opportunity, it is…

The PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) -- an electricity distribution utility company -- continues rewarding its shareholders with an above-average dividend yield and a long streak of consecutive annual dividend boosts, which are characteristics of most high dividend stocks. In addition to high dividend yields and long records of steady dividend income growth, high dividend stocks worth consideration will generally offer at…

While not as well-known as some of the more prominent high dividend stocks, TFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:TFSL) -- a Midwest regional banking institution -- still offers several years of rising dividend payouts and has delivered a double-digit-percentage total return over the trailing one-year period. Unfortunately, TFS Financial’s initial public offering (IPO) in early 2007 occurred just before the 2008 financial…