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S&P Rating  NR   Moodys Rating  NR Security Ticker Symbol   AMH-B Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the last day of March, June, September and December beginning on 3/31/2014 Quarterly Dividend   .313  Annual Dividend   1.25 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 12/31/2017 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued dividends, PLUS accrued appreciations rights…

S&P Rating   BB+   Moodys Rating   Ba3Security Ticker Symbol   MS-F    OTC Temp Ticker MSTNLMarket Traded ON   NYSEDividend Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 1/15/2014Quarterly Dividend   .4297   Annual Dividend   1.719Floating rate starting 1/15/2024 is 3 month libor plus 3.94%.Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 1/15/2024 for a redemption…

Many investors prefer to purchase securities that pay a monthly dividend instead of one paying quarterly.  The advantages of a monthly payment is 1) it makes for a even amount of dividends received month to month and 2) it reduces the volitility of the shares when going 'ex-dividend' (it will move less to the downside on the ex dividend date…

Security Ticker Symbol   ALL-D Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 04/15/2014 Quarterly Dividend   .414   Annual Dividend   1.656 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 4/15/2019 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued dividends.  There is a 'make whole' payment of 45 basis points for redemptions…

Back in March (2013) we took a position in a Canadian food company by the name of Premium Brands Holdings (OTC ticker:PCBZF).  This is a company, like the majority of Canadian companies, that is unknown in the United States to the retail investor.  U.S. investors tend to think that U.S. companies are all there is to invest in--thus they generally…