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  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    Trust preferreds are actually debt instruments that the issuing company has structured to qualify for the interest deduction at the... More »
    Comment by toomuchgas
    Jan 1 13:49 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    Completely agree with the author on Trust Preferred's... I made a killing on buying Goldman's trust preferreds during the crash, they... More »
    Comment by Pitbull Trading
    Dec 17 00:19 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • BofA/Merrill's 10 Investment Themes for 2010 [View article]
    Naught but ideas, like anything else; some good, some not.
    Comment by Snitzer
    Dec 16 09:58 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    To SajitK Assuming U.S. accounts and preferreds, the trust preferred dividend is not a qualified dividend for the 15% rate, so full... More »
    Comment by THofler
    Dec 15 01:09 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    Which is why the above recommendations are not rated junk. That said, anything can happen, so your comment is to be respected. On... More »
    Comment by Thomas Smicklas
    Dec 14 23:35 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    I agree with most all the above comments regarding this usefull article, but a couple of caviats: Almost exactly one year ago, bank... More »
    Comment by David Hatchett
    Dec 14 21:00 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    "The history of payment on trust preferred securities, as far as I know, has been excellent, so long as the company does not... More »
    Comment by rjswiss
    Dec 14 20:33 pm |
    Rating: +1 -2
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    I hold these type securities in both taxable and tax deferred accounts. Check with your accountant to see what is in your best... More »
    Comment by Thomas Smicklas
    Dec 14 11:40 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    I attempted to provide a taste of trust preferreds in the article, since they are rarely on the radar screen of the average investor (or... More »
    Comment by Thomas Smicklas
    Dec 14 11:37 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    Thank you for highlighting www.quantumonline.com and trust preferred securities. You may also want to alert your readers that there... More »
    Comment by YoYoMama
    Dec 14 10:14 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • 15 Dividend Ideas for an Investment Gift that Keeps on Giving [View article]
    Can trust preferred dividends be held in tax deferred accounts? What are the individual income tax implications if help in taxable accounts?
    Comment by SajitK
    Dec 14 10:07 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • BofA/Merrill's 10 Investment Themes for 2010 [View article]
    Hey, with ten general guesses they might hit a few targets. They even recommend gold BUT ONLY VIA ETFS, probably hoping the sheeple to... More »
    Comment by goodasgold
    Dec 9 19:32 pm |
    Rating: 0 -3
  • BofA/Merrill's 10 Investment Themes for 2010 [View article]
    Anyone who believes BOA is a fool. For instance their stance on utilities which not only go up but pay good dividends. I suggest FPL... More »
    Comment by jerrydd
    Dec 9 14:27 pm |
    Rating: +5 -1
  • BofA/Merrill's 10 Investment Themes for 2010 [View article]
    The list above doesn't begin to cover the illegalities and "legal" confiscations we've seen in just the last few years. More have been... More »
    Comment by tuckfinitee
    Dec 9 14:09 pm |
    Rating: +4 0
  • BofA/Merrill's 10 Investment Themes for 2010 [View article]
    David Van K's sentiments about investors having to so their own thinking is right on track. Like him, I also realize that the investment... More »
    Comment by User241885/(FAMCO)
    Dec 9 12:06 pm |
    Rating: +8 -1