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We have been very happy with the Short/Medium Duration Income Portfolio and the Short/Medium Duration with Zip Portfolio this year while we have been less than happy with the Blended Income Portfolio so we have started to make some portfolio moves to try to help the portfolio perform a bit better. 1st off we bought 500 shares of NuStar Energy LP 8.5%…

While investors’ attention has been on the post-Nov. 8 election’s rally in U.S. markets, opportunities to earn quick dividend income also are available internationally. A number of dividend-paying foreign stocks offer yields of at least 8.5%. Here are five global market funds that do so and have ex-dividend dates in late December. Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (AMEX:IAF)  The Aberdeen…

Well as we expected the announcement of a 1/4% Fed funds rate increase turned out to be mostly a non event, although over the course of a day and a half the 10 year treasury has moved around in a 10 basis point range caused by the Fed's more aggressive statements relative to 2017.  Yellen's statement that they were looking…

Date Issued   12/21/2016 Shares Issued   2,600,000   Overallotment   330,000 S&P Rating  NR    Moodys   NR Security Ticker Symbol   SAB Market Traded ON   NYSE Interest Payment Paid on the 30th of March, June, September, and December beginning on 03/30/2017 Quarterly Interest   .422   Annual Interest   1.6875 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 12/21/2019 for a redemption price of…

In what we term a "miracle" First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) of Puerto Rico has restarted the monthly dividends on their monthly income preferreds with the first payment to be made on 12/30/2016.  After the market close Monday the company declared a dividend to be paid on all 5 preferred issues outstanding. It should be noted that there are just about 1.5…