Featured Articles

We follow all ocean shipping companies so when we got a note on the preferreds shares of Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP) from our reader Alan we decided to take a fresh look at the shares.  It should be clear that we have no interest whatsoever in the common shares, but there are 3 issues of perpetual preferreds outstanding that may…

We are starting off the new year with a batch of buys and sells in the 2015/2016 Blended Income Model Portfolio. We have determined it will be most helpful to simply carry all of the models forward for the new year instead of liquidating and starting fresh.  To be able to do this we need to make some portfolio changes that more accurately…

Thank you for signing up to our free e-letter, Dividend Hunter Hotline. We are thrilled to have you as a member of our community. A couple of times a month, you will receive Dividend Hunter Hotline, which we’ll also post on this site. These articles will be about the latest new income-producing issue, an update on our model portfolio, and other news…

We again have reached that time when we start to ponder the year ahead. Of course, we constantly are trying to decipher our "crystal ball," which always seems to be cloudy. But now we try to formulate our thoughts so we can structure our strategy for the next year.Our initial thoughts on 2016 are as scary as our thoughts at…

Four new issues of "baby bond" recently came to market.Among those baby bond issues, which by definition feature debt instruments that have par value of $1,000 or less, only one ranked as investment grade. As usual with bond investments, the issues pay investors interest, which means that all quarterly payments are taxed at ordinary income rates, versus a "qualified" payment…