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Date Issued  1/24/2017 Shares Issued  40,000,000       Over Allotment   0 S&P Rating   BB        Moody Rating   Ba3 Security Ticker Symbol   MS-K   OTC Grey Market  MSDDP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 4/15/2017 Quarterly Dividend   .366   Annual Dividend   1.463 Floating rate…

The new issue of baby bonds sold buy Medley LLC which we wrote about here have begun trading today under the ticker symbol MDLQ. This issue has a maturity date in 2024 and a fairly tasty coupon of 7.25%.  Shares are now trading in the $24.70-$24.90 range. We have bought some of this issue for our personal accounts.  

With yields in excess of 4% and two decades of rising dividends, these Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) could provide investors with reliable long-term income streams. To distribute most of their taxable income, as required by law, these four REITs have been increasing their annual dividends for 20 years. Two of the four REITs have ex-dividend dates coming up at…

Dividend increases of 40%, 46% and 159%, with yields exceeding 5%, make these three investments attractive to investors looking to boost income streams. All three trusts announced increased dividends last week, with ex-dividend dates later this week. Share prices and dividend payouts for all three trusts fluctuated over the last two years with mixed results but President Donald Trump’s initiatives…

As all experienced preferred stock owners know most preferred's (and baby bonds) become eligible to be called after 5 years, although there are some fixed to floating rate issues that don't become call eligible for 10 years.  The call (or redemption) is at the option of the issuer. This feature doesn't generally work in the investors favor as it gives…