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  S&P Rating BBBSecurity Ticker Symbol   AIYMarket Traded ON   NYSEInterest Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 10/15/2013Quarterly Interest   .43   Annual Interest   1.719Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 7/15/2018 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued interestInterest Payment Will NOT be Qualified Distributions.  Payments are interest (not dividends) thus they do not qualify…

As crazy as the month of Janaury was for the overall markets we managed to escape with some decent profits. Continuing to stay away from MLP's, including their preferred stocks, has again helped to remove some volatility and miss some rather large downdrafts. Sticking with REIT's, even though they are rapidly moving to the point where they are overbought, helped give…

Well today was the response for yesterday--1 day way down-the next way up. It never hurts to have the Fed Chairwomen 'pumping' the action. It is bad enough that the Fed pushes markets around with their silly Fed meeting 'statements'--it is worse when the Fed Chairwomen has lunch with a bunch of loose lipped Senators. Over a longer term it…

2 weeks ago we wrote the very lengthy article "These Markets are Bonkers and Living on the Edge" so we will not write the same article again--but it expresses what we are feeling once again tonight.The treasury markets in the world are SCREAMING 'trouble ahead'!!!!! How else can you explain that the Fed releases a statement that was probably more hawkish…

Date Issued  10/16/2012Shares Issued 1,600,000    Overallotment SharesS&P Rating  NR   Moodys Rating  NRSecurity Ticker Symbol   GNE-AMarket Traded ON   NYSEDividend Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 10/17/2014Quarterly Dividend   .375   Annual Dividend   1.50Shares will be fixed rate until 7/18/2024 and then floating at a rate of 3 month libor plus 3.26%Securities may be redeemed,…