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Income investors are finding out something we all knew already, but on occassion we need a reminder.  Earning a relatively safe 7% isn't easy!Preferred stocks, exchange traded debt and REITs have taken a shellacking in the last week or so.  Even though they have been knocked down the preferreds and exchange traded issues are still off just 3-4% from their highs…

Date Issued    5/5/2015Shares Issued  2,000,000    Overallotment Shares  600,000 ShS&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   NRSecurity Ticker Symbol   CMRE-D    OTC Temporary Ticker  COZTFMarket Traded ON   NYSEDividend Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on July, 15, 2015Monthly Dividend   .547   Annual Dividend   2.1875Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as…

We have finally concluded that the stock and bond markets are at a point that is the most dangerous they have been in years.Let's look at some of the recent data.  3 weeks ago we got a surprisingly soft employment report--horrendously bad. Then we followed that up last week with a GDP report of plus .2%--what a disaster!!  At the…

This stock market just continues to hang in there--no matter the news good or bad.  The S&P 500 is less than 1% from an all time high--even with interest rates creeping higher.  Corporate earnings are not sensational as the strong dollar contributed to a stagnation in sales and earnings.  Oh well, guess it doesn't matter.The 10 year treasury has moved…

The smackdown in the REITs and Utilities continues--in a savage manner today as average issues fell 1.5 to 2%.  The REITs have been weak as hell for months now and the movement in share prices is strikening similar to the way the MLP massacre occurred last year.  REITs tumble hard on big down days and barely respond to the upside…