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  • 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: 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 -1
  • 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: 0 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
  • 31 High Yield ETFs [View article]
    I was just screening for ETFs, GABUX is a mutual fund
    Comment by Scott's Investments
    Dec 2 13:18 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • 31 High Yield ETFs [View article]
    Why wasen't GABUX included in your list of high yield ETFs?
    Comment by Tony Brodhead
    Dec 2 11:10 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Global Markets in Review: Is the Risk Trade Back On? [View article]
    Real unemployment is more like 17.5% to 20%. The government understates by half. I believe they also understate inflation, which in... More »
    Comment by Chancer
    Nov 9 16:36 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Global Markets in Review: Is the Risk Trade Back On? [View article]
    BTW: Mostly the "usual suspects" on the most active list on low volume: U.S. MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME CITIGROUP... More »
    Comment by bottoms-up
    Nov 9 10:49 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Global Markets in Review: Is the Risk Trade Back On? [View article]
    If there wasn't all of the government manipulation, I could get into this. The trick is to figure out what the government will be... More »
    Comment by bottoms-up
    Nov 9 10:46 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Global Markets in Review: Is the Risk Trade Back On? [View article]
    The government will pump $$$trillions into equities, bonds and anything else they want to make things look like they have recovered. ... More »
    Comment by bottoms-up
    Nov 9 10:43 am |
    Rating: +2 0