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Date Issued  8/9/2017 Shares Issued   10,000,000    Overallotment Shares  1,500,000 S&P Rating   NR    Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   IVR-C   OTC Temp Ticker  IVSOP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 27th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/27/2017 Quarterly Dividend   .469   Annual Dividend   1.875 Dividends will float after 9/27/2027 at…

A regional bank from Kentucky and a company that designs and distributes footwear offer their investors a track record of more than 35 consecutive years of steady dividend growth and current yields of slightly above 3%, which are 77% and 196% higher than the average yields of these two companies’ respective industries. In addition to the steady and rising dividend…

August 15, 2017 By Tim McPartland Farmland Partners (NYSE: FPI), which is one of two real estate investment trusts (REITs) involved in the ownership of agricultural land, has sold a new preferred stock offering that may interest investors because of the issue’s special features. These 5.25 million shares, along with an additional 787,500 shares set aside for broker overallotment, are…

Date Issued  8/10/2017 Shares Issued  5,250,000   Overallotment Shares  787,500 S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   FPI-B   OTC Grey Market Ticker   FPRRP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the last day of March, June, September and December beginning on 9/30/2017. Quarterly Dividend   .375   Annual Dividend   1.50 In addition to the…

August 11, 2017 By  Tim McPartland Eagle Point Credit Company (NYSE:ECC), an externally managed closed-end management company, recently sold a small baby bond issue ($25/bond) with a 6.75% coupon. While the coupon is a little below what we want, the issue’s maturity in 2027 makes it attractive to us. Specifically, 1.1 million bonds will be offered with an additional 165,000…